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2. What are the bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair is called and why are they dark?​

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Answer:

Bits of pigment that is found in the corex of hair is called Melanin Granules!

Step-by-step explanation:

Dark-colored melanin granules is formed in oblong melanosomes. Melanin granules are distributed uniformly in the skin cell in order to absorb UV rays from the sun, this is to help partly protect from injurious rays.

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