Emma was born with albinism, a recessive trait he inherited from his dark-skinned parents. His own skin is ivory white, his close-shaven hair pale orange, his eyesight weak. People like him have ...

When Xueli was a baby her parents left her on the ground outside an orphanage. In China, albinism is seen by some as a curse. The rare genetic condition causes a lack of pigment which makes Xueli ...

Referring to the stigma he faces in Somalia because he has albinism, 25 year-old Elmi Bile Mohamed says: "People tell me I am a cannibal and that I will eat their children. They are terrified of me." ...

See how researchers use test crosses to find out the genotype behind the phenotype. The test cross is another fundamental tool devised by Gregor Mendel. In its simplest form, a test cross is an ...

In other words, a relative frequency value represents the percentage of a given phenotype, genotype, or allele within a population. Relative phenotype frequency is the number of individuals in a ...

But that changes as soon as they step out when they face prejudices for their extreme fair skin due to Albinism. People address them as 'Suraj-mukhi’ or ‘Angrez’ (British) because of their ...

However, the absence of people living with albinism highlights the ongoing challenges in achieving true inclusivity in the sector, EBENEZER BAJELA writes On a sunny afternoon, with the temperature ...

Three people have been sentenced to death in Malawi for the murder and mutilation of a person with albinism, a court official confirmed on Wednesday, a sanction the judge said would serve as a ...

Love a child with albinism in abundance and build their self-esteem and confidence because a cruel and judgmental society filled with stigmatisation awaits them. This is the message from Margaret ...

The genotype is a set of paired symbols used to represent the alleles present. The genotype can be homozygous (the same, BB or bb) or heterozygous (different, Bb).

Individuals A and B both have brown eyes, even though A is heterozygous and B is homozygous (dominant). Only people with a homozygous recessive genotype can have blue eyes as shown by individual C.