(White lions owe their coloring to a recessive gene.)
Leucism is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals.
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Leucism
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 17th, 2009
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Tags: Albinism, Ball Python, Cell Differentiation, Coloured Eyes, Coloured Skin, Hypopigmentation, Irregular Patches, Leucistic, Melanin Production, Melanocyte, Multipotent, Neural Crest, Pigment Cell, Pigment Cells, Precursor Cell, Recessive Gene, Retinal Pigmented Epithelium, Skin Pigment, Urban Crow, White Lions 
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Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 17th, 2009
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Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin.
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