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Phaeomelanin

Group of natural pigments found in most organismsMicrograph of melanin pigment (light refracting granular material—center of image) in a pigmented melanomaMicrograph of the epidermis, with melanin labeled at leftMelanin ( ; from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) 'black, dark') is a family of biomolecules organized as oligomers or polymers, which among other functions provide the pigments of many organisms.

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