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Andrei [34K]
3 years ago
7

Describe how having dark skin may have provided an advantage in survival and reproduction to people thousands of years ago in so

me places in the world but not in others.
Biology
1 answer:
Lemur [1.5K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Recent studies have shown that dark skin colour was developed in the past for protection against cancer. Scientists claim that in the past natural selection favoured humans having dark colour as compared to humans having a fair colour. This is because humans having a darker colour produced more melanin which protected them from ultraviolet radiation. As a result, this skin colour protected more against skin cancer. Hence, Having a darker skin colour protected in survival and reproduction to people thousands of years ago.

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