Albino Hypomelanistic Common Bluetongue
One animal carrying both genes. Each one is inherited separately, so this combination is made by bringing them together rather than being a gene of its own.
The two genes
- Albino
- recessive
- No black pigment, leaving cream and orange banding with red eyes. Rare in this species.
- Hypomelanistic
- recessive
- Black reduced rather than absent, softening the bands and warming the ground colour.
How one is made
Both genes have to come together in the same animal. The pairing that does it most directly is Albino × Hypomelanistic, which works out every outcome and its odds.