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Results 1 - 10 of 36 for melanin
  1. Is hair color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... determined by the amount of a pigment called melanin in hair. An abundance of one type of melanin, called eumelanin, gives people black or brown hair. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/haircolor - Genetics
  2. TYR gene 
    ... are specialized cells that produce a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tyr - Genetics
  3. Is eye color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... production, transport, or storage of a pigment called melanin. Eye color is directly related to the amount of melanin in the front layers of the iris. People ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/eyecolor - Genetics
  4. OCA2 gene 
    ... are specialized cells that produce a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/oca2 - Genetics
  5. TYRP1 gene 
    ... are specialized cells that produce a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tyrp1 - Genetics
  6. MC1R gene 
    ... are specialized cells that produce a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mc1r - Genetics
  7. Oculocutaneous albinism 
    ... albinism are involved in producing a pigment called melanin, which is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. In the retina, melanin also plays a role in normal vision. Variants ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/oculocutaneous-albinism - Genetics
  8. SLC45A2 gene 
    ... called melanocytes. These cells produce a pigment called melanin, which is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/slc45a2 - Genetics
  9. GPR143 gene 
    ... structures that produce and store a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and ... of albinism result from a reduced amount of melanin pigment within cells. Researchers continue to study why ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gpr143 - Genetics
  10. MITF gene 
    ... cells, this protein controls production of the pigment melanin, which contributes to hair, eye, and skin color. ... the development of melanocytes and the production of melanin. The resulting reduction or absence of melanocytes in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mitf - Genetics
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