3 hours agoHow is skin color developed?
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Scientists say that after the removal of most hairs two million years ago, our ancestors soon received dark color to protect their skin from cancer and other harmful effects of ultraviolet rays. They have found several different variations of genes responsible for the human skin coating and this [...]
They have found several different variations of genes responsible for the human skin coating, and this week the study has been published, which conveys the evolution of these genes worldwide.
Scientists have surprised some mutations responsible for the bright skin in African - born Europeans.
“This is a very important study for the color difference of skin”, said the Grig Bras genetics from the Hudson alpha Institute for Biotechnology in Alabama.
Researchers are unique in that our early ancestors, Australopitechus, in Africa, surely had a brighter color, which has been covered with thick hair.
They say the MDSD12 gene is responsible for how we look.
