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lesya692 [45]
4 years ago
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What causes the difference in pigmentation between people with darker skin and

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podryga [215]4 years ago
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Melanin. “Melanin is produced within the skin in cells called melanocytes and it is the main determinant of the skin color of darker-skinned humans. The skin color of people with light skin is determined mainly by the bluish-white connective tissue under the dermis and by the hemoglobin circulating in the veins of the dermis.” -Wikipedia
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