Cats
instead of green eye shine! Why does it only visibly affect eye structure? All multi-celled
creatures are mosaics where genes can be switched on in some cells but not in others. For
some reason, during the development of the embryo, the lurking albino gene got switched on
in those cells that formed the eyes.
OTHER ALBINISM
An albino kitten was born at Chelmsford Cats Protection League shelter in the 1990s and
required handrearing. It was described as white furred and having very pale pink ears, nose
leather and paw pads though I have no information on its long term survival. Albino kittens
have turned up more recently in the Bengal breed, unsurprising since albinism is found in the
Asian Leopard Cat (the wild parent of the Bengal).
In the Ojos Azules cat, normally typified by bright blue eyes in combination with colours
other than white or colourpoint, the homozygous form of the gene has caused dead albino
kittens.
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