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What is human eye color?
Melanin.
If a human does not have the pigment melanin he or she is?
an albino
How is melanin exracted from the human brain?
the penial gland secretes melanin into the integumentary system.
How do you use the word melanin in a sentence?
She has a lot of melanin in her hair. Melanin is the pigment that gives human hair, eyes, and skin their color. Cells called melanocytes produce melanin.
If a human does not have pigment melanin he or she is called?
an albino
If a human does not have the pigment melanin he or she is called?
an albino
Which pigment gives color to human body?
Melanin.
Darkening chemical in skin that determines skin color?
Hormones have nothing to do with human skin color. Melanin, a pigment, determines skin color by the amount of it present in the skin. The more melanin, the darker the skin.
What controls the activity of melanocytes?
Melanogenisis is the activity that controls melanocytes. Melanocytes are the cells in the human body that produce melanin, the pigmentation found in eyes and skin.
Why are the human lips reddish in color?
melanin- Have a Great Day!!
How do you inherit your hair color?
A persons pigment called melanin gives the skin and hair it's color. In hair melanin is found in the cortex which is the hair second layer. Genes in a human body determines the number of melanocytes in the hair and the type of melanin it produces. The size and type of melanosomes will determine the natural color of the hair. There are two types of melanin, eumelanin(brown/black) and pheomelanin (red).
What is the primary function of melanin?
Melanin is a pigment in the skin of animals (including humans). Melanin is essentially what allows the human body (the skin) to darken when sunlight (or, ultraviolet rays) hits it. The skin absorbs the UV rays and the melanin allows the skin to become darker. A simpler definition: Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.
