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Discussion Forum : Biology - Section 1 (Q.No. 39)
39.
Our skin, when exposed to excess sunlight, becomes dark. This is because our skin pigments called
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Buike said:
8 years ago
What of flavoxanthin? Explain.
Francisca said:
8 years ago
@Buike.
Flavoxathin is a natural xanthophyll pigment with a golden-yellow color found in small quantities in a variety of plants.
Flavoxathin is a natural xanthophyll pigment with a golden-yellow color found in small quantities in a variety of plants.
Gaurav said:
7 years ago
Melanin is a harmone which present in our skin is responsible for this process.
Anomis said:
7 years ago
Melanin helps us to protect from harmful rays. You will see people around equator are dark as rays are more there but in areas around poles have light sunlight and skin tone is light because of melanin.
Abdur Rauf said:
3 years ago
Albinism is a conditon in which a person has no melanin.
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