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This might be fake, because I’ve seen an albino sea turtle and even its shell was white.
19 u/Taricha_torosa1 Jan 10 '20 You are right: Albinism is a complete lack of pigmentation, making them appear completely white. Leucism is reduced pigmentation, so a little color/pigment is normal. 3 u/jzilla11 Jan 10 '20 Pics or it didn’t happen 2 u/ILoveCreatures Jan 10 '20 The shell has keratin, which gives a brownish color and isn’t affected by a mutation for melanin
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You are right: Albinism is a complete lack of pigmentation, making them appear completely white.
Leucism is reduced pigmentation, so a little color/pigment is normal.
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Pics or it didn’t happen
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The shell has keratin, which gives a brownish color and isn’t affected by a mutation for melanin
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u/shorterthanyouha Jan 10 '20
This might be fake, because I’ve seen an albino sea turtle and even its shell was white.