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 The remarkable blue color that everyone has come to associate with the Andorians is due to a [[MA:protein|protein]] dye called HZB-41 that is very similar to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin melanin] in [[human|humans]]. This [[MA:protein|protein]] dye is produced by almost every form of animal life on their homeworld. The dye has a very short life span and as such Andorians need to constantly replace this [[MA:protein|protein]]. The most common method is through their diet.
 When an Andorian becomes ill their skin coloration tends to fade. This is because their [[MA:immune system|immune system]] is fighting off the illness and can not produce enough dye to maintain their normal skin color.
-===Gender===
-Andorians have 4 [[MA:gender|genders]], 2 of which resemble males and 2 of which resemble females. These are called ''Thaan'', ''Chan'', ''Shen'' and ''Zhen''. This can result in some confusion among outsiders. Sometimes it is difficult to tell what gender an Andorian is on sight. This is especially true as a ''chen'' can appear to be feminine and a ''shen'' can appear to be masculine.
-====Thaan====
-A ''Thaan'' has internal testes, retractable penis and produces sperm to fertilize the egg of a ''Shen''.
-====Chan====
-A ''Chan'' has internal testes, retractable penis and produces sperm to fertilize the egg of a ''Shen''.
-====Shen====
-A ''Shen'' has a retractable [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovipositor ovipositor] which they use to transfer the fetus from their uterus to the pouch of a ''Zhen''. They also have a vagina, ovaries and uterus. They recieve the sperm, produce the egg which then develops into a embryo and then transfer it to the ''Zhen'''s pouch once it has developed enough to make the transfer safely.
-====Zhen====
-A ''Zhen'' has a vagina which is only useable for pleasure, not reproduction. They also have 4 teats on their lower abdomen and the ability to produce a pouch that is used to house the transfered embryo while it grows.
 ===Reproduction===