There will be no specific name for an albino. It will have the same species name as a non-albino.
2006-09-24 10:36:56
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answered by Anonymous
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Scientific Name For Kangaroo
2016-12-11 04:33:38
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answered by mondesir 4
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Kangaroo Scientific Name
2016-09-28 02:51:05
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answered by ? 4
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There are at least a dozen species of kangaroos, and each species has its own scientific name. An albinistic specimen of any given species would have exactly the same scientific name as the rest of its species.
"Albino" is actually a noun. "Albinistic" is the associated adjective. We commonly hear people say "There is an albino fox", but it is technically more correct to say "There is an albinistic fox", or "That fox is an albino".
2006-09-24 13:17:27
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answered by PaulCyp 7
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There are three species:
The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is the largest surviving marsupial anywhere in the world. Fewer in numbers, the Red Kangaroos occupy the arid and semi-arid centre of the continent. A large male can be 2 metres (6 ft 6 in) tall and weigh 90 kg (200 lb).
The Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is less well-known than the red (outside of Australia), but the most often seen, as its range covers the fertile eastern part of the continent.
The Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) is slightly smaller again at about 54 kg (119 lb) for a large male. It is found in the southern part of Western Australia, South Australia near the coast, and the Darling River basin.
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. The pigment cells are unable to produce melanin for any one of a variety of reasons that do not directly involve the tyrosinase enzyme. In tyrosinase negative cases, either the tyrosinase enzyme is not produced or a nonfunctional version is produced. This classification has been rendered obsolete by recent research.
About 1 in 17,000 people have some type of albinism, although up to 1 in 75 are carriers.
There are many alterations of genes which are proven to be associated with albinism. All alterations, however, lead to an alteration of the melanin (pigment/coloring) production in the body. Melanin helps protect the skin from ultraviolet light coming from the sun (see human skin color for more information). Organisms with albinism lack this protective pigment in their skin, and can burn easily from exposure to the sun as a result. Lack of melanin in the eye also results in problems with vision unrelated to photosensitivity, which are discussed further below.
There are two main categories of albinism in humans: oculocutaneous and ocular. In oculocutaneous albinism, pigment is missing from the hair, eyes, and skin. In ocular albinism, only the eyes lack pigment. People with oculocutaneous albinism can have no pigment to almost normal. Some may even tan. People who have ocular albinism have normal skin/hair color and many have normal eye color.
The eyes of an animal with albinism occasionally appear red due to the underlying blood vessels showing through where there is not enough pigment to cover them. In humans this is rarely the case, as a human eye is quite large and thus produces enough pigment to lend opacity to the eye. However, there are cases in which the eyes of an albino person appear red or purple, depending on the amount of pigment present.
People with albinism are generally as healthy as the rest of their species, with growth and development occurring as normal. Many animals with albinism, however, lose their protective camouflage and are unable to conceal themselves from their predators or prey. The survival rate of animals with albinism in the wild is usually quite low. The main problem that people with albinism face is social, as the condition is sometimes a source of teasing during adolescent years.
As albinism is a recessive gene, the chance of offspring with albinism resulting from the pairing of a creature with albinism with a creature without albinism is very low and is discussed below.
2006-09-24 10:45:55
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answered by princessofthegalaxy 3
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albino kangaroos
2006-09-24 10:36:58
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answered by Anonymous
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albino Macropus giganteus
2006-09-24 10:43:31
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answered by redunicorn 7
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ALBINO KANGAROOS
2006-09-24 10:38:28
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answered by Anonymous
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sho jo,funny bunny,fighty whitey,new rue,danga ranga,etc
2006-09-24 10:56:55
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answered by Anonymous
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