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Melanism

$1.25

Tuesday, April 28, 2014

Vol XCIII, No. 311

Legit, nearly anything can have it

soooo... awesomeness is hereditary

Ooooh. Scary!

Whoops. I lied.

Melanism is :

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/#

That is all.

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