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What Is the Adaptive Value of Dark Skin Tones in Equatorial

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What is the adaptive value of dark skin tones in equatorial regions such as Africa? If all humans are ultimately from Africa, what hypotheses might explain why skin tones lightened as humans came to occupy more northern latitudes?


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