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- noun Plural form of
eumelanosome .
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Examples
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They're arranged in the same pattern - the eumelanosomes, in particular, are "densely packed and strongly aligned".
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Called eumelanosomes and phaeomelanosomes, they carried pigments that gave black and grey tones, as well as shades of brown ranging from light beige to ginger.
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They're arranged in the same pattern - the eumelanosomes, in particular, are "densely packed and strongly aligned".
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In some cases, the fossil feathers are clearly striped by bands of pigment and the alleged eumelanosomes only turn up in the dark ones, just as you'd expect.
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Called eumelanosomes and phaeomelanosomes, they carried pigments that gave black and grey tones, as well as shades of brown ranging from light beige to ginger.
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In some cases, the fossil feathers are clearly striped by bands of pigment and the alleged eumelanosomes only turn up in the dark ones, just as you'd expect.
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Called eumelanosomes and phaeomelanosomes, they carry pigments that give black and grey, and shades of brown ranging from light beige to ginger.
News 2010
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Examples of both eumelanosomes and phaeomelanosomes have been identified, and they are often preserved in life position within the structure of partially degraded feathers and filaments.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Fucheng Zhang 2010
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The phaemelanosomes are rod-like and produce phaeomelanin, a reddish-brown or yellow pigment, while the eumelanosomes are more spherical in shape and produce black-grey eumelanin.
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Called eumelanosomes and phaeomelanosomes, they carried pigments that gave black and grey tones, as well as shades of brown ranging from light beige to ginger.
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