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Albinism

Albinism. Zoie Wong. Other Names. Name came from the Portuguese albino , which came from albo , from Latin albus , meaning “white.” Achromasia Achromia Achromatosis Albino. What is Albinism?. The quality of having no pigment Cannot absorb any light

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Albinism

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  1. Albinism Zoie Wong

  2. Other Names • Name came from the Portuguese albino, which came from albo, from Latin albus, meaning “white.” • Achromasia • Achromia • Achromatosis • Albino

  3. What is Albinism? • The quality of having no pigment • Cannot absorb any light • All colors are reflected off, making organisms look white • Albinos are the organisms that have the disease albinism

  4. How is the Disease Inherited? • Both copies of the parents’ genes “block” the production of melanin (pigments) • If one parent allows melanin, and the other does not, the offspring will look normal, but will have the recessive gene of albinism. • Being albino is recessive. Being “normal” is a dominant trait.

  5. Frequency of Disease • Very rare • Humans- 1:20,000 • Mammals- 1:10,000 • Fish- 1:20,000 • Birds- 17:30,000 (1:1,764)

  6. Symptoms • No melanin inside you whatsoever • White/light pink hair, skin, scales, or feathers • Red/light blue eyes • The redness is from your blood vessels. It does not mean that there is red melanin. • Eyes will also not be able to focus well due to the light

  7. Testing… and Treatment? • Have studied albinism in great amounts, no real “cure” • Wear contacts or sunglasses to help eyes focus around others • Frequent skin tests • No melanin • Easier for cancer

  8. Being Albino and Being Leucistic Albino Leucistic • No melanin WHATSOEVER • White skin, hair, scales, and feathers • Pink/Light blue eyes • MOSTLY white skin, hair, scales, and feathers • Some dark pigmentation in eyes and nails • Not as rare as true albinos BEING WHITE DOES NOT MAKE YOU ALBINO!

  9. Punnett Squares AA= normal pigmentation Aa= normal pigmentation aa= albino/no pigmentation AA Aa Aa Aa AA Aa Aa aa Aa aa Aa Aa

  10. Pictures

  11. Bibliography Musgrave, Ruth A. "Albino animals: these animals face danger in the wild." National Geographic Kids Apr. 2007: 32+. General OneFile. Web. 4 Dec. 2011.http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA163048053&v=2.1&u=cam12345&it=r&p=ITOF&sw=w "Albinism." Optician 24 Feb. 2006: 43. General OneFile. Web. 4 Dec. 2011.http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA142561399&v=2.1&u=cam12345&it=r&p=ITOF&sw=w “Animal Albinism.” 2 Jun. 2005. John Miller. 17 Nov. 2010 http://blackrainbownihon.blogspot.com/2011/09/animal-albinism.html “35 Ghosts of Nature- Albino Animals of the Wild.” Unusual Things. 5 Dec. 2011 http://unusuals-things.blogspot.com/2008/12/35-ghosts-of-nature-albino-animals-of.html Halls, Kelly. Albino Animals. Plain City: Darby Creek Publishing, 2004. Print

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