Glossary Term
Melanocytes are the pigment cells in the lowest layer of the epidermis. They are where melanin, the natural pigment in skin, hair and eyes, comes from, and they pass it to the surrounding skin cells. Everyone has a broadly similar number of melanocytes; differences in skin tone come from the amount and type of pigment.
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