Melanism and Piebald

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Difference between Melanism and Piebald

Melanism vs. Piebald

Melanism is a development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or its appendages and is the opposite of albinism. A piebald or pied animal is one that has a pattern of pigmented spots on an unpigmented (white) background of hair, feathers or scales.

Similarities between Melanism and Piebald

Melanism and Piebald have 12 things in common (in Unionpedia): Albinism, Allele, Amelanism, Cat, Dominance (genetics), Erythrism, Heterochromia iridum, Leucism, Piebaldism, Squirrel, Vitiligo, Xanthochromism.

Albinism

Albinism in humans is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes.

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Allele

An allele is a variant form of a given gene.

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Amelanism

Amelanism (also known as amelanosis) is a pigmentation abnormality characterized by the lack of pigments called melanins, commonly associated with a genetic loss of tyrosinase function.

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Cat

The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus or Felis catus) is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal.

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Dominance (genetics)

Dominance in genetics is a relationship between alleles of one gene, in which the effect on phenotype of one allele masks the contribution of a second allele at the same locus.

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Erythrism

Erythrism or erythrochroism refers to an unusuaI reddish pigmentation of an animal's fur, hair, skin, feathers, or eggshells.

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Heterochromia iridum

Heterochromia is a difference in coloration, usually of the iris but also of hair or skin.

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Leucism

Leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes.

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Piebaldism

Piebaldism is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of melanocyte development.

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Squirrel

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents.

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Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition characterized by patches of the skin losing their pigment.

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Xanthochromism

Xanthochromism (also called xanthochroism or xanthism) is an unusually yellow pigmentation in an animal.

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What are the similarities between Melanism and Piebald

Melanism and Piebald Comparison

Melanism has 78 relations, while Piebald has 60. As they have in common 12, the Jaccard index is 8.70% = 12 / (78 + 60).

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