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pigmentation

[pig-muhn-tey-shuhn] / ˌpɪg mənˈteɪ ʃən /






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Thick hair, tattoos, darker pigmentation or aggressive movement can trip up sensors, says John Schuna, associate professor of kinesiology at Oregon State University.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Higgsfield, a platform for generating virtual models, gives creators options to add scars, burns, albinism -- a lack of melanin pigmentation -- and vitiligo, which causes white patches on the skin.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

UVA is associated with ageing of the skin and pigmentation as well as skin cancer.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

The team further confirmed that mir-193 is processed from a long non-protein-coding RNA, ivory, and it functions by directly repressing multiple pigmentation genes.

From Science Daily Dec. 6, 2024

It usually took from six weeks to three months to darken the skin pigmentation.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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