Term 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

Relationships
has parts: melanosome lumen melanosome membrane
is a type of: pigment granule
inverse has_part: melanocyte retinal pigment epithelial cell