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Bookmark or Share- Human skin color - WikipediaHuman skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among individuals is caused by variation in pigmentation, which is the result of genetics (inherited from one's biological parents ), exposure to the sun, disorders, or some combination thereof.
- The Biology of Skin Color - HHMI BioInteractiveOVERVIEW. In The Biology of Skin Color, Penn State University anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski walks us through the evidence that the different shades of human skin color are evolutionary adaptations to the varying intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in different parts of the world.
- The Biology of Skin Color — HHMI BioInteractive VideoPenn State University anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski explains how different shades of skin color arose as adaptations to the intensity of ultraviolet radiation in different parts of the...
- Human Skin Color Variation | The Smithsonian Institution's Human ...Variations in human skin color are adaptive traits that correlate closely with geography and the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. As early humans moved into hot, open environments in search of food and water, one big challenge was keeping cool.
- Genetic Study Shows Skin Color Is Only Skin DeepNew Research. Genetic Study Shows Skin Color Is Only Skin Deep. Genes for both light and dark pigmentation have been in the human gene pool for at least 900,000 years. Jason Daley....
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