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Science 27 September 1985:
Vol. 229. no. 4720, pp. 1395 - 1397
DOI: 10.1126/science.3929383
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Science, Vol 229, Issue 4720, 1395-1397
Copyright © 1985 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Abnormal visual pathways in normally pigmented cats that are heterozygous for albinism

AG Leventhal, DJ Vitek, and DJ Creel

The various forms of albinism affect about one in 10,000 births in the United States. An additional 1 to 2 percent of the population has normal pigmentation but is heterozygous and carries a recessive allele for albinism. The retinogeniculocortical pathways were studied in normally pigmented cats that carry a recessive allele for albinism. The cats exhibited abnormalities in their visual pathways similar to those present in homozygous albinos. These results imply that visual anomalies like those found in albinos may be present in 1 to 2 percent of the human population.


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