| I think that a lot of ancient cultures saw them to be omens or signs because of how rare they are. From my understanding its something genetically passed down that is extremely rare and recessive. Most humans which are born albino have "normal" siblings from the same parents. Even though those siblings may carry the gene for it, it is very recessive.
Anyone science majors can jump in and fully explain it? I know it has to do with the body not producing the right pigment for the skin at the genetic level. However, we do know that albino mice breed more albino mice. If you have ever had a pet that fed off of mice, you always got albino feeder mice at the pet store. |