Identify the cell responsible for creating the colored pigment melanin.

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Keratinocyte
B	Stem Cell
C	Melanocyte
D	Follicle

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Melanocyte is a highly differentiated cell that produces a pigment melanin inside melanosomes. This cell is dark and dendritic in shape. Melanin production is the basic function of melanocyte.

Detailed explanation-2: -Key players that regulate human skin pigmentation include melanocytes in the epidermis that synthesize the melanin and neighbouring keratinocytes that receive and distribute it in upper layers of the skin [1].

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