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Melanosomes
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Cell organelles that produce, store, and transport melanin, the pigment responsible for skin, hair, and eye color.
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Melanosomes in skin cells darken in response to sun exposure.
Scientists studied fossilized melanosomes to infer the original coloring of ancient birds.
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The shape of fossilized melanosomes has allowed paleontologists to reconstruct the likely colors of feathered dinosaurs.
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