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Background information regarding what skin pigmentation is and/or why humans have skin pigmentation Why dark pigmentation is...

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  1. Background information regarding what skin pigmentation isand/or why humans have skin pigmentation
  2. Why dark pigmentation is an adaptation to the selectivepressure(s) found near the equator
  3. Why light pigmentation is an adaptation to the selectivepressure(s) found at higher latitudes

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melanin is called as skin pigment melanocytes produces pigment melanin by specialized group of cells melanin cause the skin to darken when expose to UV radiation by the process of melanogenisis it dissipate over 999 of absorbed UV radiation by melanin pigment human have skin pigment to protect the    See Answer
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