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The evolution of human skin pigmentation: A changing medley of vitamins, genetic variability, and UV radiation during human expansion
25 Jun 2022
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Abstract This review examines putative, yet likely critical evolutionary pressures contributing to human skin pigmentation and subsequently, depigmentation phenotypes. To achieve this, it provides a synthesis of ideas that frame contemporary thinking, without limiting the narrative to pigmentation genes alone. It examines how geography and hence the quality and quantity of UV exposure, pigmentation genes,...
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