GO_term: GO:0042470
GO:0042470 | Definition | A tissue-specific cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells. | ||
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A tissue-specific, membrane bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells. | ||||
Term | melanosome | |||
Type | Cellular_component | |||
Parent | Instance_of | GO:0043231 | ||
Component_of | GO:0005737 | |||
Attributes_of | Index | Ancestor (21) | ||
Descendent | GO:0042470 |