Why are there no piebald human's,but there are piebald animal's(such as cow's and horse's)?

Question

i was wondereing why this is so.there's probably a good explanation out there somewhere.

Answer 1

I suppose, I'm piebald... I have vitiligo.

Answer 2

My stepson is piebald, he was born that way, black hair with a big patch of white at the back of his head.

It happens, it's just more rare in humans.

Answer 3

I suppose it's just the way we've evolved, seeing as a lot of other animals aren't piebald either.

Answer 4

That's is such an odd term- don't you think?

There is a famous Australian tennis player- Patrick Rafter- that is piebald. I only known of him cos I was flicking through the channels and wondered why he had such an enormous dandruff flake. It turned out to be white hair.

Answer 5

There definitely are piebald humans in existence, because my friend Graham is one! But it is rare, I know. I don't know why but have always assumed its because less of a human's surface area is covered in hair so less chance of it occurring.

Answer 6

That is coat color. It can be due to mosaic effects; differing genes in alternate somatic cells are expressed. Or, possible the effects of incomplete dominance.