http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-albino-rock-crab Comments for "Marine Life Series: Albino Rock Crab" en http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-albino-rock-crab <p><a href="http://imageshack.us/"><img border="" src="http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2900/albinocrabne5.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a></p> <p>In vertebrates <strong>albinism</strong> is usually caused by inheritance of two <a href="http://www.blinn.edu/socialscience/LDThomas/Feldman/Handouts/0203hand.htm">recessive genes</a> which prevents the body from producing <strong>melanin</strong>, resulting in white skin and hair, feathers or scales covering the body. These genes come from parents who may not necessarily be albinos themselves, but are carriers of this trait. The chances of an albino being born to two carrier parents is one in four.</p> <p><a href="http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-albino-rock-crab">read more</a></p> http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-albino-rock-crab#comments marine life Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:01:40 -0700 Mark H 3183 at http://www.diatribune.com