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melanism a darkening caused by an unusually high amount of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes. See also: Blackening and Blacknessa darkening of the skin caused by an unusually high amount of pigmentation. See also: Skindarkness or blackness of eyes, hair, or complexion. See also: Complexion
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| Looking to the cases which I have collected of cross-bred animals closely resembling one parent, the resemblances seem chiefly confined to characters almost monstrous in their nature, and which have suddenly appeared--such as albinism, melanism, deficiency of tail or horns, or additional fingers and toes; and do not relate to characters which have been slowly acquired by selection. |
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