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melanism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | melanosis |
| Type of | disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder |
Examples of melanism
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Another curious feature observed in specimens from southern Florida is melanism.
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This single supergene also appears important in melanism in other species, including moths.
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As for the title of your topic, the opposite of albinism is melanism.
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Partial melanism in badgers is known, and albinos are not uncommon.
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Throughout his childhood, David Myers was told that his skin color was a disease called melanism.
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What advantage melanism brings in these circumstances is obscure.
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Other rare color morphs of the species include speckles, melanism, albinism and gray coloration.
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Melanism refers to an excess of black or dark colours.
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Melanism in leopards is inherited as a Mendelian, monogenicrecessive trait relative to the spotted form.
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- Melanosis: a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
- Melanism is a development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or its appendages and is the opposite of albinism. Historically, it was also the medical term for black jaundice.
- (Melanistic) abnormally dark, especially due to an increase of melanin.
- (Melanistic) having an unordinary amount of melanin or black pigment.
- (Melanistic (or melanoid)) Color mutant where the shiny pigment cells (iridophores) are not developed. Melanoid axolotls are sometimes darker in color than normal and lack the shiny ring around the eyes.
- (Melanistic) The black or dark color form of an organismAnything that is alive..
- (Melanistic) derived from melanin, a dark coloured skin and hair pigment. In cats, melanism results in the fur of the animal being very dark or black in colour. ...
- (Melanistic) is a term that refers to the black color phase of some mammals. For example, some populations of marmots are melanistic or black.
- (melanistic) Darker coloration of the skin, hair, or fur.
