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Melanin produces skin color.
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What is a pigment that is responsible for the color of your skin?
Traditionally, Europeans characterize human skin colors as:whiteblackbrownyellowredIn actuality, human skin has a wide spectrum of colors, ranging from pink to deep black, depending on how much melanin is in the skin
What type of cell is responsible for the color and tone of our skin?
There are cells within the bottom layer of the epidermis (the stratum basale or stratum germinativum) called melanocytes. Melanocytes secrete a pigment called melanin which is responsible for giving our skin its color. Their main function though is to shield the nuclei of the keratinocytes (the main cells of the epidermis) to protect them from ultraviolet radiation from the sun. That's why we appear to tan in the sun.
What pigment gives skin color?
Everyone has melanin, some more than others, melanin is a dark-colored pigment that happen's to give the skin a darkish color. Being outside in the sunshine causes an increase in melanin, darking the skin temporarily.(:
What is melanin and why is it important?
Melanin is a pigment that gives skin its color and is released when sun touches the skin :)
What gives pigment color?
Everyone has melanin, some more than others, melanin is a dark-colored pigment that happen's to give the skin a darkish color. Being outside in the sunshine causes an increase in melanin, darking the skin temporarily.(:
What pigment determine skin color?
The pigment which determines skin color is melanin.
What is a pigment that is responsible for the color of your skin?
Traditionally, Europeans characterize human skin colors as:whiteblackbrownyellowredIn actuality, human skin has a wide spectrum of colors, ranging from pink to deep black, depending on how much melanin is in the skin
Dark pigmented tumor?
Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, Melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin.
What causes skin color?
the pigment in your skin
What brown pigment determints skin colors?
What brown pigment determines skin color
The pigment melanin and contribute to skin color?
melanin is mainly responsible for the color of skin number of melanin decide the color more the number more darker skin it protect from the sun rays and other foreign substance in white skin less melanin is there
What is the Medical root word for black?
The medical root word for black is "melan-" as in "melanin," which is the pigment responsible for skin color.
Variation in human skin color is an example of what?
Skin color is a polygenic trait. A polygenic trait is one that is controlled by multiple genes. Each gene for skin color deposits no pigment, some pigment, or lots of pigment. The additive effect of the deposited pigment from each gene for skin color results in a whole spectrum (continuum) of color. Also, skin color is affected by the environment, which further increases the variation in human skin color.
Why is my skin colored?
Heritity dictates your skin color melanin is what makes the pigment(color)
What is the term for pigment or color substance that gives skin its color?
melanin
What cells produce the pigment is skin?
The skin contains different cells and tissues. For instance, it contains specialized cells called the melanocytes that produce melanin. Melanin is responsible for giving the skin its color.
What chemical allows your skin to change color?
the pigment
