Sentences with phrase «orange pigments called»

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Researchers analyzed the genomes of 16 related orange and white tigers in captivity, fully mapping those of the three parent tigers to show that a mutation in one pigment gene called SLC45A2 is at play — the very same gene that drives lighter coloring in people of European ancestry, chickens, and some mice.

The power of carrots lies in the group of pigments called carotenoids (beta - carotene is among this group), which give them their orange color.»

Lycopene is a singular pigment within a family of plant pigments called carotenoids and is responsible for the red color in our fruits and veggie — while the larger, umbrella carotenoid family is responsible for the warmer colors of the rainbow (oranges, yellows, reds, etc) and have all been shown to have potent antioxidant activity.

Achiote seeds are particularly rich in a orange - red colored pigment called bixin, which is present at levels as high as 80 %, but they also contain orellin, which is a yellow pigment.

The second pigment, which varies from pale cream through shades of yellow, tan, and orange / red is called phaeomelanin.

Normal rabbit urine can range in color from a light yellow to a deep orange - red (a «rusty» color) due to a variety of plant pigments that may have been eaten or pigments, called porphyrins, produced by the bladder itself.