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What is the name of the dark pigment that causes many animals to be black or dark brown?
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∙ 15y ago
I believe you're referring to melanin.
Yup, melanin, and it is more than just dark brown and black pigment.
Melanin is the primary determinant for all colors found in skin and hair, including reds and blondes. Forms of melanin range from iris color to the ink that a squid produces.
Think of grey hair as lacking melanin.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe pigment is called melanin.
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