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- noun Plural form of
melanosome .
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Examples
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"The cells that gave feathers color are called melanosomes," he explained the relationship between small, carnivorous dinosaurs and modern birds is one of his fields of expertise.
The Coolest Dude Alive Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Researchers focused their attention on chemical compounds in the feathers called melanosomes tiny, pigment-producing structures that formed in the feather during the creature's development.
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The color-generating structures within the creature's feather, known as melanosomes, "would have given the feathers additional structural support," Carney said.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com David Freeman 2012
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The Yale University team analyzed color-imparting structures called melanosomes in the fossil of the four-winged
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The Yale University team analyzed color-imparting structures called melanosomes in the fossil of the four-winged
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Unlike recently published work from China that inferred the existence of two types of melanin pigments in various species of feathered dinosaurs, the Science study analyzed color-imparting structures called melanosomes from an entire fossil of a single animal, a feat which enabled researchers to reveal rich color patterns of the entire animal.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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Unlike recently published work from China that inferred the existence of two types of melanin pigments in various species of feathered dinosaurs, the Science study analyzed color-imparting structures called melanosomes from an entire fossil of a single animal, a feat which enabled researchers to reveal rich color patterns of the entire animal.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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The Yale University team analyzed color-imparting structures called melanosomes in the fossil of the four-winged
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Unlike recently published work from China that inferred the existence of two types of melanin pigments in various species of feathered dinosaurs, the Science study analyzed color-imparting structures called melanosomes from an entire fossil of a single animal, a feat which enabled researchers to reveal rich color patterns of the entire animal.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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The Yale University team analyzed color-imparting structures called melanosomes in the fossil of the four-winged
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