| 1. | Melanosomes containing eumelanin are eumelanosomes, while those containing phaeomelanin are phaeomelanosomes.
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| 2. | In the absence of this signal, melanocytes produce phaeomelanin.
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| 3. | In addition to eumelanin, melanocytes can generate a yellow / red pigment called phaeomelanin.
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| 4. | Dopaquinone may become eumelanin, or phaeomelanin.
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| 5. | Thody explained that human skin produced two types of melanin : black eumelanin and red phaeomelanin.
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| 6. | It causes the dilution of both eumelanin and phaeomelanin to a light grey or buff, respectively.
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| 7. | Although eumelanin is strongly photoprotective, Thody said, phaeomelanin may actually contribute to skin damage and disease.
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| 8. | :: Eumelanin, much more so than phaeomelanin, is the principle mechanism of UV protection in skin.
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| 9. | Lemon dogs are lighter in colour than Reds, but the genetic mechanism that dilutes phaeomelanin in this instance is unknown.
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| 10. | In the presence of the Agouti protein, the same system produces the lighter-coloured, yellow or red phaeomelanin.
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