albinism

(noun)

Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair (or more rarely only in the eyes).

Related Terms

Examples of albinism in the following topics:

  • Albinism

    • There are other genetic mutations which are proven to be associated with albinism.
    • Individuals with albinism posses melanocytes, the melanin-producing cell of the skin, but their melanocytes are unable to produce melanin.
    • The chance of offspring with albinism resulting from the pairing of an organism with albinism and one without albinism is low.
    • Those with albinism are generally as healthy as the rest of the population, with growth and development occurring as normal.
    • A girl from Papua New Guinea displaying the lack of skin, hair, and eye pigmentation that characterizes albinism.

  • Mendel's Law of Dominance

  • Painting and Sculpture

    • Paul Jennewein and Edward McCartan were leading sculptors of the time, as well as Elie Nadelman, Albin Polasek, Gaston Lachaise, William Zorach, and Carl Milles.

  • Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

    • Immunodeficiency with hypopigmentation or albinism; for example, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, Griscelli syndrome type two

  • Skin Color

    • If a person is unable to produce melanin, they have a condition called albinism.