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Melanin is the pigment that gives us our skin tone. The more melanin, the darker one's skin and the more protection from ultraviolet light and the skin cancers that can arise from it.
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Where do hair and skin get their color from?
It gets its colour from melanin, a natural pigment (colour) we produce in our bodies.
Why is your hair color they color it is?
Hair color is caused by the pigments in your body. The less pigment you have the lighter your hair. Less pigment also means you will have lighter skin that is why people who have darker skin have darker natural hair usually and why people with lighter skin have lighter hair. the amount of pigment you have depends on who your parents are. If your parents have more pigment you will probably have more pigment and if your parents have less pigment you will probably have less. Hope this helps! :)
What pigment determine skin color?
The pigment which determines skin color is melanin.
Cellular product such as a pigment melanin in skin?
Skin and hair pigment comes from a product made by melanocytes and is called melanin.
A black pigment found in the epidermis is?
Epidermal pigment is pigment that is on the outer layer of the skin. In humans, that is usually melanin, which is the pigment that makes up skin.
What brown pigment determints skin colors?
What brown pigment determines skin color
What makes hair have a color?
Melanin. It is a natural colour pigment we have in ouir skin and hair. It gives our hair it's colour.
What is a natural pigment that can act as an indicator?
red cabbage is the natural pigment that can act as an indicator.
What causes skin color?
the pigment in your skin
What is classified according to its pigment?
Skin is classified according to its pigment.
What is the name of substances that gives skin and hair its pigment?
The name of substances that gives skin and hair its pigment is melanin
What is the name of the substances that gives skin and hair its pigment?
The name of substances that gives skin and hair its pigment is melanin
