Cell Component
melanosome
[ muh-lan-uh-sohm, mel-uh-nuh- ]
Subclass of:
Cytoplasmic Granules; Melanophores; melanocyte
Definitions related to melanosomes:
  • A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Granules within melanocytes that contain tyrosinase and synthesize melanin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Melanin-containing organelles found in melanocytes and melanophores.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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