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I am pretty sure you are thinking of melanin. Melanin gives basically everything on our body colour including our hair, skin, iris etc.

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Which cells produce the pigment in hair?

The cells that produce the pigment in hair are called melanocytes.


What are melonocytes?

Melanocytes are specialised cells that produce melanin. Melaninproduces pigment, a colour, which is found in the skin, hair and in the iris of the eye.


Why do some moles have hair?

Moles can have hair because they are made up of cells that produce pigment and hair follicles. The hair on moles is usually fine and light in color, and it is a normal part of their appearance.


Why does your hair gray when you get older?

Each hair follicle contains a certain number of pigment cells. As we age the pigment cells in the hair follicles gradually die and the hair turns gray, silver, or white.


Why do dark hairs grow out of moles?

Dark hairs can grow out of moles because the cells in moles produce pigment, which gives the hair its color.


How do you use the word melanin in a sentence?

She has a lot of melanin in her hair. Melanin is the pigment that gives human hair, eyes, and skin their color. Cells called melanocytes produce melanin.


Why do moles grow black hair?

Moles grow black hair because the cells in moles produce melanin, a pigment that gives hair its color. The melanin in moles is usually darker, resulting in black hair.


What cells produce keratin and melanin?

Keratinocytes or squamous cells produce keratin and Melanocytes produce melanin, pigment.


Why does hair lighten with age?

As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color.


What causes hair to turn gray at an older age?

As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand for hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color, like gray, silver, and white, as it grows. As people continue to get older, fewer pigment cells will be around to produce melanin. Eventually, the hair will look completely gray.


What do melanocyte produce?

Melanocytes are cells in the skin that produce a pigment called melanin.


Why does hair grow longer out of moles?

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