The biological or chemical process of color formation or pigment production in cells and organisms.
From Greek 'chroma' (color) and 'genesis' (origin/creation), named the process by which living things and chemical systems generate colors.
Chromogenesis explains why a chameleon can change color, why plants produce red leaves in fall, and why your skin tans in the sun—it's the fundamental process of color-making in nature.
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