Variants in TYR were previously reported to be related with white coat color in domestic cats as well as with a form
of albinism in people.
The most common
forms of albinism are oculocutaneous type 1 (OCA1) and type 2 (OCA2).
An isolated village in western Java has possibly one of the highest
rates of albinism in Indonesia — and nobody seems to know why.
thirteen - lined ground squirrel genome linked to coloration / pigmentation that could help in
study of albinism and Leopard Syndrome; and
The white variety is simply a manifestation of recessive genes, similar to blonde hair in humans, and is not
indicative of albinism.
White cats that have Siamese ancestry are less likely to be deaf because they have the «Siamese Blue Eyes» gene (a
type of albinism) which isn't linked to deafness.
An isolated village in western Java has possibly one of the highest
rates of albinism in Indonesia — and nobody seems to know why.
Neither one is a form
of albinism.