Different Genetics of Bearded Dragons

HYPOMELANISM
 

Hypo is short for hypomelanism, which literally means “less melanin”. Melanin is a pigment that is found all throughout the animal kingdom. Melanin can take several different chemical forms, which each have their own unique color, but it is usually brown or black (it can also be red, but don't worry about that).
 

The hypo trait in bearded dragons is a recessive mutation that causes t

TRANSLUCENT
 

Trans is short for translucent, which means to be transparent or see through. It is a recessive mutation that causes a partially see through skin, and solid black eyes.
 

Trans hatchlings have blue underbellies caused by a black lining of their internal body showing through their partially translucent skin. They can also have a blue tint in other areas, especially to the skin above the

Goes with the Translucent information as well as the first picture