It depends on what the big fish and the small fish eat
The correct answer is option b. They receive instructions in their DNA.
The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or the genes present in the cell guides the fate of the cells during the process of cellular differentiation in the embryonic life of the multicellular organism. The signaling molecule change the genetic expression changes, by which the cells are differentiated.
The advantage of the epidermis being clear is that the light can pass by easily without a problem. If we could not let the light pass we would have no pigmentation and that means we would have no skin tone. We would all just be really white and out pigmentation would not be there.