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A person with albinism is born with little or no melanin, resulting in pale skin, hair, and eyes.
means A person or animal with a congenital lack of pigment, producing pale skin, white or pale hair, and typically pink or light-colored eyes.
from Borrowed into English via Portuguese and Spanish 'albino,' built from Latin 'albus' meaning white. The term was first applied by Portuguese sailors and traders to pale-skinned African people they encountered; it later became the general biological term for the inherited condition of melanin deficiency, now known more clinically as albinism.
- the cause
- a mutation blocking melanin production entirely
- the eyes
- often pink or red from visible blood vessels
- the risk
- extreme sun sensitivity, higher skin cancer odds
- the range
- occurs across humans, animals, and plants alike