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What do the melanocyte do?

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Anonymous

∙ 13y ago
Updated: 4/3/2023

Melanocytes are located in the bottom layer of the skin's epidermis, middle layer of the eye, inner ear, meninges, bones and heart. Melanocytes function is to produce melanin, which is the pigment primarily responsible for skin color.

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