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Marcuse

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4. Natural selection in high latitudes promotes lighter skin over time.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 08:06 PM

Feb 2018

The sunlight is less concentrated away from the equator and the suddenly unneeded protective melanin sunblock inhibits production of Vitamin D.

http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics/human-skin-color-variation/modern-human-diversity-skin-color

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Cheddar Man shows white skin could be a recent phenomenon [View all] yuiyoshida Feb 2018 OP

If I didn't already know about Cheddar Man... dchill Feb 2018 #1

lol that's subtle! bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #2

Really? I'm not generally known for that. dchill Feb 2018 #3

Cheddar is orange, now that you hinted at it. brush Feb 2018 #7

Natural selection in high latitudes promotes lighter skin over time. Marcuse Feb 2018 #4

I read a variation on this DBoon Feb 2018 #5

The Inuit ate fish. They stayed dark. Marcuse Feb 2018 #9

exactly DBoon Feb 2018 #10

I assumed Cheddar man would be a Cheesehead - Packer fan. milestogo Feb 2018 #6

Interesting. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #8

Lookin' sharp Blue Owl Feb 2018 #11

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