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Albinismus ve světě zvířat
NĚMCOVÁ, Klára
The subject of this thesis was to prepare an overview of the information on albinism in animals, characterize its different types and origins. Albinism can be divided into full or partial. This depends on whether the affected individual is all white or whether only some body parts are affected. Another type of albinism is leucism. These animals have affected fur and feathers, but skin is pigmented normally. Albinism is a hereditary disease, but it can also arise during the life, for example, due to stress or illness. It is caused by the absence or lack of dark skin pigment - melanin. As melanin protects skin and eyes from sunlight, affected animals suffer from skin diseases and photophobia. In this thesis, the diversity of this disease is documented on examples of various animals - invertebrates and vertebrates.

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