noun
- an embryonic cell that develops into a melanocyte and produces melanin pigment
Usage: medical; biology
Examples
- Melanoblasts migrate from the neural crest during embryonic development.
- The researcher studied how melanoblasts differentiate into mature melanocytes.
- Abnormal melanoblast development can lead to pigmentation disorders.
- Scientists tracked melanoblast movement in the developing embryo.
- The mutation affected melanoblast function in the skin cells.
- Melanoblasts are crucial for proper skin pigmentation formation.