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The most abundant type of human melanin, found in brown and black skin and hair.
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one of two types of melanin, black /brown pigment.
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a melanin pigment that causes some shade of black or brown coloration
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Eumelanin, a kind of melanin that dyes hair black to brown.
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See melanin.
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a pigment causing cattle coat to be black.
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A type of melanin that is made from tyrosine and causes brown to black pigment. The more tyrosinase activity, the more eumelanin is formed.
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A black or brown form of the pigment melanin as is to be found in e.g. Budgerigars.
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