Two persons, one with a vermilion mark on his forehead came and sat at a nearby table.
He referred to it as suppressor of vermilion eye colour (a frequent pleiotropic effect of these suppressors), but it is generally known as su(s).
Although the data are more limited, the natural populations apparently do not carry similar suppressors for the vermilion gene.
The first of the accusations was related to the environmental contamination caused by the fumes resulting from the manufacture of vermilion (yermilionis), a bright red powder used as a pigment.
All of the 919 male progeny from these matings (522 from the crosses to laboratory males and 397 from the crosses to wild males) had vermilion eyes.
They use liquid kumkum (vermilion) to colour their cheeks and lips a brilliant red, while their eyes are outlined with kajal (kohl).
The main component of traditional sindoor is usually vermilion.
Visitors are given vermilion sarongs to wear during visit to the temples.
