Skin color is the result of the

A. amount of fat in the hypodermis.
B. quantity of melanin in the skin.
C. number of melanocytes in the skin.
D. number of keratinocytes in the skin.
E. thickness of the stratum basale.


B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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