Albinism in the common shrew Sorex araneus

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI:10.1007/s13364-023-00713-2

Jan M. Wójcik, Rafał Kowalczyk, Jerzy Rybiałek, Jeremy Herman

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Abstract

Abstract Albinism is a hypopigmentation disorder which occurs as a consequence of mutations in genes involved in melanin biosynthesis. It is recorded in many mammalian species but is generally considered to be rare in natural populations. Here, we describe a fully albino individual of the common shrew Sorex araneus found in south-western Poland. We also present previous findings of albino specimens of this species in Europe. Since the 1960s, there have only been three confirmed records of wholly albino individuals of common shrews in mainland Europe; however, albinism has been recorded more frequently in this species from Britain. In other shrew species, wholly albino individuals are also recorded very rarely.

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普通鼩鼱的白化病

白化病是一种色素沉着障碍，发生在参与黑色素生物合成的基因突变的结果。在许多哺乳动物物种中都有记录，但在自然种群中通常被认为是罕见的。在这里，我们描述了在波兰西南部发现的普通鼩鼱Sorex araneus的完全白化个体。我们还提出了该物种在欧洲的白化标本的先前发现。自20世纪60年代以来，在欧洲大陆只有三个确认的完全白化的普通鼩鼱个体记录;然而，白化病在英国的这一物种中更为常见。在其他鼩鼱物种中，完全白化的个体也很少被记录。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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