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Yes they are made up of the same chemical.
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What are fingernail made of?
Fingernails are made from a protein called "Keratin".
Are hair horns hooves and muscles made of proteins or lipids?
Hooves, such as those found on horses and cattle, are made out of a protein called keratin. Human hair and fingernails are also made of the same substance.
Are fingernails live cells?
Finger nails are made of dead protein. Therefore if you start eating much more meat or other protein filled foods, your finger and toe nails will grow quicker. :)
What is human hair primarily composed of?
Hair is primarily made of a special type of protein called "keratin." Keratin is the same tough, water insoluble material that fingernails and animal horns and hooves are made of. Hair also contains natural oils (lipids) and water. These hair "ingredients" are arranged in 3 primary structures: the cuticle (which is the outermost, shingle-like layer); the cortex (the inside of the hair consisting of bundles of protein filaments; and the medula (a soft spongy-like core in the center of the cortex.)
What is a finger nail made of?
dead skin cellsDead cells. Hair is also made out of dead cellsThe same material your hair is made out ofThey are made out of keratin. Keratin is made out of dead cells packed real tight
What is baleen made of?
Keratin (the same as what your fingernails are made of).
What are fingernail made of?
Fingernails are made from a protein called "Keratin".
Are rattlesnake rattles made of the same material as your fingernails?
Yes.
What are snake's scales made of?
The same substance as our fingernails - keratin.
What are beaks made of?
A calcium compound, the same thing in our fingernails.
What is hair made of and what is it?
Hair is made out of Keratin, the same substances that make up your fingernails.
Are fingernails made of keratin?
yes, just the same as a rhino's horn is
What are fingernails made up of?
The same things as hair.(as far as I kno)
What is a rhinoaurus horn made out of?
Rhinoceros horns are made out of solid keratin. Keratin is the same material that fingernails and hair are made of. Also like fingernails, the horn can grow back if it is cut.
What keeps your hair flexible and waterproof?
Keratin the same thing your fingernails are made of!
What is a rhinocerus horn made of?
Keratin, the same substance that our hair and fingernails are composed of.
What are nails made up of?
Fingernails and toenails are made of the same thing as hair, keratin. Fingernails are found on human beings and various primates. Similar to fingernails in other animals are horse hooves and rhinoceros horns.
