What does "albino" mean?

Answer 1

Lack of pigmentation.

Answer 2

Being 'albino' means that a creature is born without the normal pigmentation. This results in very white skin, pink eyes and varying other attributes. Some albino creatures will even be blind. I raise fish and one is a Cory Cat. This little guy is albino. Instead of stripes or other distinctive coloring, he is a very pale pinkish color, his eyes included. He is also quite blind. This trait can show up in any creature, including humans.

Answer 3

Albinism (from Latin albus, meaning "white") is a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. Albinism is an inherited condition resulting from the combination of recessive alleles passed from both parents of an individual. This condition is known to affect mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. While the most common term for an individual affected by albinism is "albino", some prefer "person with albinism", because "albino" is sometimes used in a derogatory way. The gene which results in albinism prevents the body from making the usual amounts of the pigment melanin. Albinism used to be categorised as Tyrosinase positive or negative. In cases of Tyrosinase positive albinism, the enzyme tyrosinase is present but is unable to enter pigment cells to produce melanin. In tyrosinase negative cases, this enzyme is not produced. This classification has been rendered obsolete by recent research.

Answer 4

albino
One entry found for albino.


Main Entry: al·bi·no
Pronunciation: al-'bI-(")nO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -nos
Etymology: Portuguese, from Spanish, from albo white, from Latin albus
: an organism exhibiting deficient pigmentation; especially : a human being or nonhuman mammal that is congenitally deficient in pigment and usually has a milky or translucent skin, white or colorless hair, and eyes with pink or blue iris and deep-red pupil

Answer 5

It is a disfunction that has to do with melanin... As the other dude said, a lack of pigmentation...

The word Albino comes from Alba that means white...

Answer 6

A person or animal lacking normal pigmentation, with the result being that the skin and hair are abnormally white or milky and the eyes have a pink or blue iris and a deep-red pupil.

Answer 7

It's any person or animal who was born with a lack of skin pigment. It causes them to have really blonde or white hair, pallid bleached looking skin, and very sensitive eyes, usually a pale ice blue color. In animals, the eyes can be pink or red....These conditions make a person unable to bear excessive sunlight.

Answer 8

It means that a person or animal does not have pigment in their skin. They are basically white with light hair, even if they are african, indian, or asian as well as white. They have blue eyes-people and their eyes are very sensitive to light so they need protection.

Answer 9

The animal or person has no pigment or lack of in thier cells

Answer 10

Lack of pigmentation (what makes color in skin and hair)