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Q: What is black pigment in your body?
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What is dark pigment of the body called?

melanin is black pigment found in the epidermisMelaninMelanin


What is the pigment which gives colour?

the brown or black color given to the body is through a pigment known as melanin


A condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in the body tissues or organs is called?

Melanosis


- There are two base color genes for horses What are they?

The two base colors for horses are chestnut and black. Both of these horses have both phaeomelanin (red pigment) and eumelanin (black pigment). The Agouti Locus pushes black pigment out to the horse's points, leaving only red pigment showing on the body. This causes bay, which is considered a third base color.


Are black babies born with white skin?

Yes, most black babies are born with white skin. Some are born completely black however most of them lack the melanin pigment development initially. Within a few months, this pigment develops while they are exposed to the sun and such. They will gradually turn black until they reach their full pigment color. Black baby boys usually have the full black pigment around their testicles. Later, their whole body will turn into the same color.


What colors make black pigment?

black


How would paint be mixed to obtain the color gray?

Gray paint contains pigment from both white paint and black paint. The obtain an intermediate shade of gray mix equal parts of both white pigment and black pigment. If a darker shade of gray is desired the black pigment should be increased and the white pigment decreased. If a lighter shade of gray is desirable increase the white pigment and decrease the black pigment.


How do black people get the black color?

It is a pigment in their skin.


Why are there white lions and not black lions?

White lions have been selectively bread to have little pigment in their fur. The pigment in a lion's fur is predominantly yellow/brown. By contrast lions have little black pigment, if any, and so it is impossible to select for black pigment in breeding.


What are the 2 basic color genes 4 horses?

There are not two basic color genes for horses, but there are two basic pigments: red (phaeomelanin) and black (eumelanin). A horse who displays red pigment will be chestnut, and a horse who displays black pigment will be black. All horses carry both red and black pigment. Bay horses have a gene called the Agouti modifier. It pushes black pigment away from the body of the horse, leaving the mane, tail, and legs black. The three basic horse colors are black, bay, and chestnut. All other horse colors are modifications of these colors.


What is the difference between an albino and a black sheep?

The main difference between an albino and a black sheep, is the pigment of their coat. Albino sheep have no pigment, where as black sheep are colored (black).


What makes your skin black?

pigment