Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (8th Edition)
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Author: Michael D. Johnson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 6AWK
It is believed that humans evolved in Africa and then spread to all the other continents. If this is so, explain why the people of northern Europe do not have dark skin.
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Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (8th Edition)
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