What chromosome is Albinism located on?

Answer 1

Chromosome 9.

Answer 2

i wouldn't say "where" is the right word. Albinism is caused by either a mutaton in a chromosome or the part for pigments is missing. Ihave albinism and forme i have no pigment in my hair eyes or skin wich im pretty sure is from the 11th chromosome.[im also legally blind] i don't know weather the proteins for the pigment is missing or mutated.

In other forms of albinism other chromosomes are effected. i think the other ones could be 9 and 14 if i remember right. But ocular albinism [only guys could get, the probability of a girl getting it is EXTREMELY RARE] its effected by a different chromosome.

Ocular Albinism is located on the X chromosome. It's way more common in guys (XY) because they only have one X chromosome. Girls (XX) have two X chromosomes and since albinism is a recessive trait, both X's would have to carry that trait. In other words, the father would have ocular albinism and the mother would either be heterozygous, meaning she carries the trait for ocular albinism but also has a non Albinism trait and since not having Albinism is dominant, your mother wouldn't have Albinism. Or your mother could be homozygous ressesive, so her genotype is two ressesive alleles, so her phenotype, or physical characteristics, are she has Albinism.