Albinism in humans all vertebrates, including humans. It is due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin. It is the opposite of melanism. Unlike humans, other animals have multiple pigments and for these, albinism is considered to be a hereditary condition characterised by the absence of melanin in particular, in the eyes, skin, hair, scales, feathers or cuticle. While an organism with complete absence of melanin is called an albino, an organism with only a diminished amount of melanin is described as leucistic or albinoid. The term is from the Latin "albus", "white". There are
An Inheritance of Ashes Young Adult Fiction. "Publishers Weekly" felt it was "superb", commending Bobet as "an accomplished stylist". "Quill & Quire" considered it to be an "odd but remarkable story" and "touching yet eerie", describing the setting as "beautiful and barely comprehensible" and Hallie's narration as "reflective (and) poetic". "Kirkus Reviews" likewise noted that Hallie's narration had "an overabundance of poetic but lofty metaphors and similes", but conceded that the story had a "deep and sobering core". "Black Gate" considered it to have "the darkness and intensity of an adult novel", with "masterfully subtle (...) writing" and characters who are "full of surprises".