| 11. | The amelanistic embryo, below, has melanocytes but no melanin.
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| 12. | This means that she lacks melanin and her skin is white.
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| 13. | They establish what would eventually be colloquially known as melanin theory.
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| 14. | It is marked by the individual's inability to produce melanin.
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| 15. | All because of a difference in melanin and an unenlightened Southern upbringing.
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| 16. | The more the melanin-containing cells, the darker the skin.
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| 17. | In mammals, melanin is contained inside vesicles called melanosomes.
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| 18. | Melanin is produced by the chemical transformation of an amino acid tyrosin.
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| 19. | The photochemical properties of melanin make it an excellent photoprotectant.
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| 20. | The brown colour is caused by the production of melanin by furocoumarins.
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