Light-skinned individuals have
A) more melanocytes than individuals with darker skins.
B) fewer melanocytes than individuals with darker skins.
C) approximately the same number of melanocytes as individuals with darker skins.
D) more melanin in their skin.
E) a different kind of melanin in their skin.

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Individuals of different skin colors have approximately the same number of melanocytes, but the melanocytes in darker-skinned individuals produce more melanin, which is distributed differently in the skin.

Light-Skinned Individuals Have