A black panther can be a jaguar or leopard, but in either case it has a gene that causes it to produce more melanin than other specimens.
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Melanin
/ˈmɛlənɪn/
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A black panther can be a jaguar or a leopard, but in both cases it has a gene that makes it produce more melanin than other individuals of the species.
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Generally, cephalopod ink includes melanin, enzymes related to melanin production, catecholamines, peptidoglycans, free amino acids and metals (Derby 2014) .
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