Wednesday, August 6, 2008

White Zebra--Melanistic Zebra

Leucism (responsible for white lions) results in normally colored eyes and sepia tones(Sepia is a dark brown-grey color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish) on white background.

Melanism is an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation of an organism, resulting from the presence of melanin. It is the opposite of albinism , which occurs due to lack of melanin. More technically, it refers to a phenotype in which the pigmentation of an organism is entirely, or nearly entirely, expressed.

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