# Interface: PigmentInputs

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# Interface: PigmentInputs {#interface-pigmentinputs}


Defined in: [pigment/pigments.ts:34](https://github.com/jbcom/lifecycle-kit/blob/074e4e7b8038d3e2de9eb44c4b5b5aee0ef02b48/src/pigment/pigments.ts#L34)

Exposure and genetic inputs the chemistry alone cannot supply.


## Properties {#properties}



### genetics {#genetics}


> **genetics**: `number`

Defined in: [pigment/pigments.ts:38](https://github.com/jbcom/lifecycle-kit/blob/074e4e7b8038d3e2de9eb44c4b5b5aee0ef02b48/src/pigment/pigments.ts#L38)

Heritable pigment-expression bias, 0..1. Not diet, not exposure.

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### uvExposure {#uvexposure}


> **uvExposure**: `number`

Defined in: [pigment/pigments.ts:36](https://github.com/jbcom/lifecycle-kit/blob/074e4e7b8038d3e2de9eb44c4b5b5aee0ef02b48/src/pigment/pigments.ts#L36)

Cumulative UV exposure, 0..1. Drives melanin the way a tan does.