Definition of "albinism" []

• Congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration in a person, animal, or plant, resulting in white hair and pink eyes in mammals. (noun)
• The condition of being an albino. (noun)

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• "They have pink eyes and the albinism is caused by a melanin deficiency."
• "Besides, knocking out a pigment production pathway in a certain tissue is almost the most trivial mutational change I can imagine this is all it takes in albinism, which is caused by blocks anywhere in a series of proteins that produce the relevant pigments."
• "The dolphin's "stunningly pink" color is the result of albinism, which is indicated by its red eyes as well as its pink skin."