Human skin color - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Human skin color can range from almost black (due to very high concentrations of the dark brown pigment melanin) to nearly colorless (appearing pinkish white due to the blood vessels under the skin) ...
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CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF MELANIN: ... Melanin is an important Key to Human Survival, and the only reason why JAH made Black people black, therefore it is a Blessing and can never be a curse. ... The truth about Melanin is up to now a closely kept secret, for Melanin is Blackness itself, that is to say, the single chemical...
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melanin Definition from dictionary ... No titles with the word(s) 'melanin'.For any questions about this word or definition ... Look up "melanin" at Merriam-Webster; Look up "melanin" at dictionary.com; Forum discussions with the word(s) 'melanin' in the title:;
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This article has been cited by other articles: ... Cutaneous melanin pigment plays a critical role in camouflage, mimicry, social communication, and protection against harmful effects of solar radiation.
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Sun exposure usually produces a tan at the skin that represents an increase of melanin pigment in the skin. Melanin is important also in other areas of the body, as the eye and the brain., but it is not completely understood what the melanin pigment does in these areas.
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Question: How does the skin produce melanin? Janae Lepir Answer: There are special cells in the skin called melanocytes. They synthesize melanin from an amino acid, tyrosine. (Amino acids make up proteins; there are about 20 different ones).
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containing melanin. melanism, n. abnormal blackness of skin or plumage; extreme darkness of complexion and hair. melano, n. person or animal having unnaturally dark pigmentation. melanocomous, melanotrichous, adj. ... melanopathy, melanosis, n. disease marked by deposition of melanin in tissues. melanous, a. with black hair...
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