Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans

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Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans

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RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans

September 21, 2012 at 12:53 am

(September 21, 2012 at 12:08 am)FallentoReason Wrote: How do you explain the skin pigmentation of people living thousands of kilometres from fish such as countries in the middle of Africa? Or are their diets still vitamin D rich anyways?

I always thought skin colour was a direct adaptation to how strong the sun was in that region..?

UV levels are much higher in the middle of Africa, as opposed to say Scandinavia.

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Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Justtristo - September 20, 2012 at 11:16 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Minimalist - September 21, 2012 at 12:06 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by TaraJo - September 21, 2012 at 12:23 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by FallentoReason - September 21, 2012 at 12:28 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by FallentoReason - September 21, 2012 at 12:08 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Anomalocaris - September 21, 2012 at 12:40 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by DeistPaladin - September 21, 2012 at 12:51 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Anomalocaris - September 21, 2012 at 9:36 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by DeistPaladin - September 21, 2012 at 11:15 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Justtristo - September 21, 2012 at 12:53 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Minimalist - September 21, 2012 at 12:28 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by TaraJo - September 21, 2012 at 12:41 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by FallentoReason - September 21, 2012 at 1:01 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Minimalist - September 21, 2012 at 1:04 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Justtristo - September 21, 2012 at 7:32 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Angrboda - September 21, 2012 at 9:25 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by LastPoet - September 21, 2012 at 10:59 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Violet - September 21, 2012 at 11:35 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Minimalist - September 21, 2012 at 11:20 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by DeistPaladin - September 21, 2012 at 11:39 am

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Anomalocaris - September 21, 2012 at 12:31 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Violet - September 21, 2012 at 12:08 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Angrboda - September 21, 2012 at 12:29 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by jonb - September 21, 2012 at 12:40 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Minimalist - September 21, 2012 at 12:45 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Violet - September 21, 2012 at 1:05 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Minimalist - September 21, 2012 at 1:14 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Anomalocaris - September 21, 2012 at 1:22 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Minimalist - September 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by Anomalocaris - September 21, 2012 at 3:07 pm

RE: Origins of the pale skin color in Europeans - by CapnAwesome - September 21, 2012 at 1:39 pm

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