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    Default Re: How are Albinos created?

    If you bred a normal and Albino you'd likely end up with normal or Albino. Albinos completely lack Melanin which is resposnible for red/brown tones in hair/skin/eye eye's - hence why albino animals have pink eyes. The closest you would get to half Albino is Leucistic. Leucistic Animals have a reduction in all pigments - not only Melanin and usually will be pale in body color but still posess normal coloured eyes and patches or normal skin/fur/feather I've seen Leucistic Snakes and lizards and are beautiful with their really white/pink skin and dark eyes - never seen a Leucistic frog though.

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    Default Re: How are Albinos created?

    Check out the albino reticulated pattern of African clawed frog (ACF). It is an albino with black eyes. Very cool
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