Melanin is a pigment expressed in skin cells;melanin gives skin its color.If you wanted to express a different gene in skin cells,which part of the melanin gene would you use and why?

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The melanin regulatory region is responsible for controlling the expression of the melanin gene specifically in skin cells. By using this region to control the expression of a different gene, it is possible to achieve specific expression only in skin cells without affecting the production of melanin. Using the coding region of the melanin gene would result in the expression of the new gene only in a manner that mirrors melanin production, while using either region to express all genes in the skin would not necessarily achieve the desired specificity.

Melanin Is a Pigment Expressed in Skin Cells;melanin Gives Skin