The multiplication or reproduction of melanocytes, resulting in the expansion of a cell population. A melanocyte is a pigment cell derived from the neural crest. It contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which give a brown to black appearance. [CL:0000148, GOC:uh, PMID:22637532]
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M5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process
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