People who have no melanin pigment and have white skin are called:

Mangoloids

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Albinos

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Sumerians

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Pigmis

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The correct option is B
Albinos

Albinism is a disease in which a person has a partial or complete loss of pigmentation (colouring) of the skin, eyes and hair. Genetic mutations that affect the production of a pigment called melanin. There is a cell called the melanocyte that is responsible for giving skin, hair, and eyes pigmentation.

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Melanin is the pigment that gives human skin its colour.

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