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Is black the absence of color in skin pigment?
The loss of pigmentation in the skin is called Hypo-pigmentation and the total loss of skin pigment is called Albinism.
What is buildup of protective pigment in the skin known as?
skin cloting
What is dark pigment of the body called?
The dark pigment of the body is called melanin. Melanin is responsible for determining the color of our skin, hair, and eyes. It helps protect the skin from the damaging effects of the sun's UV radiation.
What makes your skin black?
pigment
How do black people get the black color?
It is a pigment in their skin.
How are black people black?
Skin color is determined by a chemical in the skin called Melanin. This is a pigment that protects the skin from UV rays. The higher concentration of Melanin people have, the darker their skin looks.
Why are black bodies black?
Black bodies appear black due to the presence of a pigment called melanin in their skin cells. Melanin absorbs and scatters light, giving the skin its dark color.
Why are most insects black?
Most insects are either black or brown. This is because they have a pigment called melanin in their skin or shell. This pigment absorbs light, which makes theinsects appear black or dark in color to us.
The pigment that increase when the skin is exposed to sunlight?
This pigment is called 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 is the pigment in your skin that makes it go brown?
The pigment is called melanin. It makes your skin go brown as a protection to the sun. If your skin has more melanin in it, it will go brown much more easily than if you have fair skin. The amount of pigment (melanin) in your skin comes from your parents - if your parents go brown easily then you are likely to too but if your parents are fair, or burn easily then you are likely to do the same. If you burn then you do not to have much melanin in your skin and if you go brown then you have more melanin in your skin. Hope this helps!
