PATHOLOGY MCQ
SKIN
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Question
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Which factor is directly responsible for the skin pigmentation you were born with?
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Your exposure to the sun
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Different amounts and types of melanin
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The food you eat
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Weather you live in hot or cold temperatures
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your unique combination of eumelanin and pheomelanin is responsible for your skin, hair and eye color. Typically, all humans have the same number of melanocytes. However, the amount of melanin produced by these melanocytes varies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, the loss of skin pigmentation in humans as a result of natural selection can be attributed to the impact of UV radiation on folate and Vitamin D levels in human populations.
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