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Sexual selection as a cause of human skin colour variation: Darwin's hypothesis revisited.

Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000

Aoki Kenichi

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The dark skin of tropical peoples is likely to be an adaptation to the strong ultraviolet (UV) radiation near the equator, perhaps protecting against sunburn or degradation of folate. By contrast, the adaptive value of light skin is questionable. In particular, the relevance of vitamin D deficiency rickets as a selective factor has been cogently criticized. Population genetic studies on the melanocortin 1...

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PMID: 12573076
DOI: 10.1080/0301446021000019144

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