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to have light skin pigmentation.

The distribution of light-skinned populations is highly correlated with the low ultraviolet radiation levels of the regions inhabited by them. Historically, light-skinned populations almost exclusively lived far from the equator, in high latitude areas with low sunlight intensity.

Evolution

It is generally accepted that dark skin evolved as a protection against the effect of UV radiation;

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