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Agriculture · Q794

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 794

Q794

Pigments which is responsible for skin colour?

A.
Glutin
B.
Melanin
Answer
C.
Fatty acids
D.
Amino acids

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Melanin is the Pigment that is responsible for skin colour.
Melanin is a complex polymer that originates from the amino acid tyrosine. Melanin is present in human and animal skin to varying degrees and is responsible for your unique eye, hair and skin colour.
Melanin is a substance in your body that produces hair, eye and skin pigmentation. The more melanin is produced, the darker the eyes, hair and skin will be.