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Albinism

noun
1.
The congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair.





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"Albinism" Quotes from Famous Books



... remarkable that Himalayans, though produced so suddenly, breed true. But as, whilst young, they are albinoes, the case falls under a very general rule; for albinism is well known to be strongly inherited, as with white mice and many other quadrupeds, and even with white flowers. But why, it may be asked, do the ears, tail, nose, and feet, and no other part of the body, revert ...
— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Albinism" :   congenital anomaly, hypopigmentation, birth defect, congenital abnormality, albinal, albinic, albinistic, congenital defect, congenital disorder, albinotic


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