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This book presents an overview of how and why human populations vary so markedly in their skin colour. The biological aspects of the pigment cell and its production of melanin are reviewed and the functions of melanin are considered. The social and biological interface of skin colour in society is also discussed.Robins, Ashley H. is the author of 'Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation' with ISBN 9780521365147 and ISBN 0521365147.
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