Melanism
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Tuesday, April 28, 2014
Vol XCIII, No. 311
Legit, nearly anything can have it
soooo... awesomeness is hereditary
Ooooh. Scary!
Whoops. I lied.
Being different
Advantages
Disadvantages
- development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages
- basically the opposite of albinism
- except for the red eyes thing
- a benefit to many species
- a disorder
- a dominant gene
- a thing that just makes animals look super cool
- Vitamin D deficiency
- rickets and osteoporosis
- Black absorbs heat
- Camouflage for prey
- Camouflage for predator
- Less chance of cancer and sun burn
- Felines have better virus protection software
- Black absorbs heat
The best color in the world is the one that looks good on you
-Coco Chanel
Industrial melanism
PSA : BLACK PANTHER NOT A SPECIES
Not genetic
(a black panther is a black jaguar is a puma)
Sources
- environment polluted by dark soot deposit and sulfuric buildup from industry
Yeah. They're all the same thing.
- darker pigmented individuals develop a higher fitness (natural selection)
- http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/15310/Panthers-technically-have-a-genetic-disorder-but-it-really-just-makes-them-more-awesome-ab572-0
- http://www.oddee.com/item_98232.aspx
- https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/how-do-i-get-the-vitamin-d-my-body-needs/#