Why is there variation in skin color among modern humans?

A. People have different numbers of melanocytes.
B. People have a different distribution of carotene in their skin.
C. People have a different distribution of melanin in their epidermis.
D. People are exposed to different chemicals over their lifetime.
E. People have different hemoglobin in vessels close to their skin.


C. People have a different distribution of melanin in their epidermis.

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