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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Weird GeneticsJumping Genes Mutations / A change in genetic information Can occur randomly (naturally) Can be deliberately caused in the laboratory by scientists Inherited Not always harmful Natural Mutations These are not albinos; they have pigmented eyes White Bengal Tiger ALBINOS Little or no pigmentation in the eyes, skin, and hair (or in some cases in the eyes alone) Inherited an altered copy of a gene that does not work correctly The altered gene does not allow the body to make the usual amounts of a pigment called mela