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Organisms inherit specific traits and characteristics from their parents. Albinism is an inherited disorder that occurs when an organism is unable to produce or distribute melanin. Melanin is a substance in the body that helps determine skin color, hair color, and eye color.

An albino alligator.

Which is the basic unit of heredity that carries the trait of albinism from parent to offspring?
base pairs
genes
proteins
codons

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genes

Genes are the basic units of heredity. A mutation in a gene involved in melanin production can cause albinism.