Definitionn. a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin
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In one direction the tabby shows a tendency to melanism which culminates in complete blackness, while in the other direction there is an equally marked tendency to albinism; grey cats, which may be regarded as tabbies whose stri p es have disappeared, forming the connecting link between the tabby and the white cat. [Please select]
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Hence, also, a reason why albinoism, although freely occurring in captivity, never maintains itself in a wild state, while melanism does. [Please select]
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Plastral pattern partly obliterated by pattern obliterated by melanism in old individuals melanism only in adult males. [Please select]
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Only one case of melanism was observed among all the specimens of both species examined. [Please select]
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Nevertheless, the basic striped pattern, which is masked by the increased melanism of many specimens, indicates that _nevermanni_ is more closely related to the _lineatus_-group than to _vittatus_. [Please select]
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