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Albinism is a genetic condition that can affect most animals. It is inherited.

In essence, it is a lack of skin pigment, causing apparent whiteness of the fur/hair/skin.

As it is a recessive allele, it is very rare.

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People with albinism have many limitations. These limitations include burning easily in the sun and have extremely sensitive eyes.

differentiate melanin melanocytes and albinism

An Autosomal recessive pattern is one in which certain genes of the X sex chromosome are turned off, autosomal is in reference to the X chromosome and the fact that the genes are turned off is indicated by the recessive. So in the case of Albinism the pigmentation genes in the X chromosome are turned off causing the various side effects.

It is hard to know what genes will be passed on through the generations. There are several different possibilities. 1. If you have Albinism but your child does not signs of it then your child most likely carrys the gene but it is masked or not shown. This means he/she could pass it on to their children. 2. If your child has Albinism then your child has a strong chance of passing it on to their children . It is possible though for your child to pass on the gene. Their children could have Albinism or it could be masked such as in situation 1. 3. Your parents have Albinism but your nor your child show signs of it . It is entirely possible that you and your child carry the disease. To be sure if you have Albinism genetic testing is required.

Albinism is a recessively inherited disease. People with albinism has inherited 2 albinism genes. They got one gene from each parent.

Most species contain albinos. It's not even special to humans, much less a specific race. In short, all races.

Albinos are born the same way non-albinos of that species are. There's no anatomical difference

Albinism is a genetic disorder that causes the skin to be without pigment. It does not affect any of the body's internal organs, but it does affect the eyes. It causes the iris to appear red, and makes the eyes very sensitive to light.

Albinism is not a disease. People with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. They have inherited altered genes that do not make the usual amounts of pigmment called melanin. Albinism affects people from all races. Most children with albinism are born to parents who have normal hair and eye color for their ethnic backrounds. There are different types of albinism, but all forms are associated with vision problems.

if you lack a dark brown pigment (melanin) in your skin, eyes, and hair

it may result in vision problems

Normally both parents have to have the recessive gene for the particular trait that causes complete or partial albinism. Therefore it will appear more frequently in families with a history of albinism.

Ocular albinism (OA1) is caused by a genetic defect on chromosome 11 of the GPR143 gene.

Oculocutaneous albinism type 2 (OCA2 or P gene albinism) results from a genetic defect on chromosome 15 in the P protein that helps the tyrosinase enzyme to function.

Oculocutaneous albinism type 3 (OCA3) is rarely described and results from a genetic defect on chromosome 9 in TYRP1, a protein related to tyrosinase.

Oculocutaneous albinism type 4 (OCA4) results from a genetic defect in chromosome 5 at position 13.3, in the SLC45A2 protein that helps the tyrosinase enzyme to function.

I think no. It's caused by a recessive gene so if a person has albinism their genotype can only be recessive, recessive ---> AA (small a small a or whatever you call it). No other genotype will mean that person has Albinism, like if it has at least one big A, that means it's just a carrier of albinism.

Melanism is rarer than Albinism

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