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Human skin color

life science Maturity 9-11

People have many skin colors.

Coloured-family.jpg
Coloured-family.jpg
Some skin is dark brown. Some skin is very light. This happens because of our parents. The sun can change it too. It helps keep us safe. Do you see many colors?

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File:Coloured-family.jpg
Coloured-family.jpg
File:Eumelanine.svg
Eumelanine.svg
File:Evolutionary model of human pigmentation in three continental populations.png
Evolutionary model of human pigmentation...
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MC1R (rs885479).png
File:Archaeogenetic analysis of human skin pigmentation in Europe (with Asia geographic extension).png
Archaeogenetic analysis of human skin...
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KITLG (rs1881227).png
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OCA2 (rs12913832).png
File:P. Sathasivam.jpg
P. Sathasivam.jpg
File:Skin tanning.JPG
Skin tanning.JPG
File:Felix von Luschan Skin Color chart.svg
Felix von Luschan Skin Color chart.svg
File:Skin Bleaching is everywhere.jpg
Skin Bleaching is everywhere.jpg
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