Question

Fill in the blanks to make the statements all true; “Melanin is produced in an Organelle called ______________________.  Melanin is derived from an amino acid   called__________________________.  The enzyme that converts _________________ into   Melanin is _______________________.  This enzyme is activated by   _____________________ Light.  In the inherited condition known as   _______________________ the melaninocytes CANNOT synthesize tyrosinase, so   Skin, hair, and eyes lack melanin.

Answer 1

Melanin is a pigment responsible for skin color in most of the organisms. It is produced when amino acid Tyrosine oxidizes and then undergoes ploymerization to form melanin. Tyrosinase is an enzyme which gets activated by UV rays and converts amino acid to melanin.

Melanin is produced in an Organelle called Melanocytes.  Melanin is derived from an amino acid called Tyrosine.  The enzyme that converts Amino acid Tyrosine into Melanin is Tyrosinase.  This enzyme is activated by Ultra Violet Light.  In the inherited condition known as Albinism the melaninocytes CANNOT synthesize tyrosinase, so Skin, hair, and eyes lack melanin.