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my father is an albino,is it possible that i have offsprings that might be albinos

By Anonymous June 16, 2013 - 10:54am
 
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am the first child of my family and am not an albino

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Hi Anon,

Welcome to EmpowHER.  Most forms of albinism are the result of the biological inheritance of genes passed from both parents of an individual, though some rare forms are inherited from only one parent. There are other genetic mutations which are proven to be associated with albinism. All alterations, however, lead to changes in melanin production in the body.

The chance of offspring with albinism resulting from the pairing of an organism with albinism and one without albinism is low. However, because organisms can be carriers of genes for albinism without exhibiting any traits, albinistic offspring can be produced by two non-albinistic parents. Albinism usually occurs with equal frequency in both sexes. An exception to this is ocular albinism, which it is passed on to offspring through X-linked inheritance. Thus, ocular albinism occurs more frequently in males as they have a single X and Y chromosome, unlike females, whose genetics are characterized by two X chromosomes.

 

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June 16, 2013 - 3:35pm
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