Term: pigment cell melanosome
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Name: pigment cell
Synonyms: chromatocyte, chromatophore
Definition:
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009090]
Name: melanosome
Synonyms:
Definition: A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0042470]    QuickGO    AmiGO