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Cultures around the world have developed many myths and superstitions regarding people with albinism. Some of the common misconceptions are:  Albino individuals of a species are sterile. This is not true as albinos are capable of reproduction In Zimbabwe, it is thought that having sex with a woman with albinism will cure a man of HIV. Many women with albinism in the area have been raped. In Jamaica people with albinism are regarded as cursed, and therefore degraded. In some cultures, people with albinism are thought to have magical powers, or are able to tell the future. It is also thought by many that people with albinism live a short life which is not true. People with albinism are retarded or deaf. Albinism results from inbreeding or the mixture of two races. Persons with albinism always have red eyes. Persons with albinism are totally blind. Albinism is contagious.
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Why is Albinism so bad. I used to have a neighbor that looked Albino but she moved to Austrailla (Posted by Haylee, United States Date : 11/9/2008 ) |
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Why do people even get this desease?
why isn't treatable?
If u have the answer's to this please email me at this email adress.
www.tabitharedhead@yahoo.com
please if u will im doin a project an i need to kno before the date Listed below!thanks
10/31/08
this month thank you alot??????
peace out (Posted by Tabitha Fowler, Germany Date : 10/28/2008 ) |
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The Media and Hollywood specifics used are splendidly appropriate,excellent examples indeed!Consequently,the incoherent portrayal of authors and directors films with regard to albinistic persons is quite sublimal when compared to the reality.Scientific,medical,and social researchers may be fairer by their use of terms i.e from "albinos" to "albinistic persons" hence from derogatory to prerogatory.
In genetics,phenotype is a product of genotype thus the genetic constitution of an individual i... (Posted by EZEH,S.P.N., Nigeria Date : 5/26/2008 ) |
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The mastery mentioned in this article under Genetics of Albinism could be attributed to allelic citronic complementarity as described by Edwin Lewis[1934].Hence albinistic parents giving birth to normal individuals alone without an albinistic individual IS a KNOWN GENETIC PHENOMENON.Above all,the article is quite educational and straightforward.Thanks for the priviledge of comment. (Posted by Ezeh,Samuel Patrick Ndubuisi, Nigeria Date : 5/26/2008 ) |
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of course they are capable of reproduction, they are normal people just with lighter coloured skin and hair! (Posted by rach, Australia Date : 3/2/2008 ) |
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