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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.(:
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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.(:
The pigment that is largely responsible for skin color is?
Melanin produces skin color.
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 is the pigment that gives a plant its green color?
Chlorophyll a is the most abundant pigment and it is the pigment that reflects green.
What gives skin and hair their coloring?
Melanin is the color pigment that is produced in the skin and hair and it gives them their color.
What pigment gives skin and hair color?
Melanin
What is the term for pigment or color substance that gives skin its color?
melanin
What is the dark brown pigment that gives skin its color?
melaninmelanin
What is the pigment that increased in many human populations that gives our skin the brown color?
The pigment is melanin.
Is melanin pigment that gives skin its color and protects the skin from burning in sunlight?
false
What pigment protects the skin?
melanin, it also gives color to your eyes, skin, and I think your hair :)
What pigment determine skin color?
The pigment which determines skin color is melanin.
What is the pigment called the protects the body from UV radiation and gives its skin color?
melanin
What is the pigment called that protects the body from uv radiation and gives it skin-color?
melanin
What is a squid's and octopus's ink made of?
Mostly melanin, the pigment that gives your your skin/hair color
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
