[DOC] [TLE] Animals | Causes of Color - Webexhibits [PAR] Pigments are chemical compounds responsible for color in a range of living 
substances and in the ... It is responsible for the color of hair and fur. .... Melanin 
is the primary pigment that determines the color of a mammal`s skin, fur, and 
eyes. [DOC] [TLE] Animal coloration - Wikipedia [PAR] Animal coloration is the general appearance of an animal resulting from the 
reflection or ..... Many animals have dark pigments such as melanin in their skin, 
eyes and fur to protect themselves against sunburn (damage to living tissues 
caused... [DOC] [TLE] Albinism in biology - Wikipedia [PAR] Albinism in biology is the "Congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration 
in a person, ... Many animal body-parts, such as skin, eyes, feathers, fur, hair, 
scales and cuticles, contain pigments in specialized cells called chromatophores. [DOC] [TLE] HonChemistry - Leucism vs Albinoism in Animals - Gretchen [PAR] This is caused by a reduction in skin, hair, or feather pigment during ... This 
causes the fur/feathers of an animal to become 'clear', white, for they lack the 
ability to ... Leucistic animal's eyes are of normal color because the cells of one's 
eyes are... [DOC] [TLE] Two different types of pigment - Dog Coat Colour Genetics [PAR] Pigment is the thing that gives each strand of hair its colour, just like pigment in 
paint or ... Melanin plays a big part in the colour of almost all animals, even 
humans. ... density of melanocytes (pigment cells producing melanin), and light 
human skin has a ... It does not occur in the eyes or the nose, so any genes that 
affect the... [DOC] [TLE] Albinism - KidsHealth [PAR] This is what happens with albinism, which can show up as a lack of pigment (
color) in the skin, eyes, hair, fur, or feathers of that kid or animal. There are 
different... [DOC] [TLE] Melanin - HTML version - Molecule of the Month - March 2016 [PAR] Eumelanin also colours hair, which would normally be transparent; the .... by an 
absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes (or in animals, fur, feathers and... [DOC] [TLE] Animal Colors - Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History [PAR] Nature: Animal colors can be caused by pigment or structural phenomena, as in 
the ... each pigmented hair or scale has a meaningful function for the animal that 
... pigments are melanins--brown or black polymers that occur in skin or fur. 
Melanin absorbs most color wavelengths and therefore appears very dark to the 
eye. [DOC] [TLE] Fur and Skin | Polar Bears International [PAR] Each hair shaft is pigment-free and transparent with a hollow core that scatters ... 
Skin. Polar bears have black skin under which there is a layer of fat that can... [DOC] [TLE] Causes of Pigment & Color Changes in the Skin & Coat in Dogs [PAR] If the skin or coat has a color other than white, it is said to be 'pigmented. ... 
Darkening of the skin; in secondary form see scratching and hair loss, History, .... 
Rare disease in which female animals have excess levels of estrogen; can be ... 
Hypersensitivity to melanin (the dark pigment) in the skin and eyes, Pigment loss 
on... [DOC] [TLE] Skin Pigmentation in Cats - Pets [PAR] The color of your cat's hair, skin and eyes are all determined by melanin. 
Chemically speaking ... Cats' skin appears strongly tied to fur pigmentation. As 
such, it's... [DOC] [TLE] Dance of Genes Weaves Pattern Of Pigments in Pelts, Skin and Hair ... [PAR] May 4, 1993 ... Dance of Genes Weaves Pattern Of Pigments in Pelts, Skin and Hair ... the cells 
that generate the color of the body's hair, eyes and skin. .... coloring of human 
manes and skin is more complex than what is seen in animal fur. [DOC] [TLE] What causes albinism? - Scientific American [PAR] Feb 18, 2009 ... People are actually weaving albino hair into their fishing nets and ... There is a 
cell called the melanocyte that

Question: Animal pigment in the skin, hair, eyes or fur
Answer: melanin