In the section "Investigating Life: Vitamins and the Evolution of Human Skin Pigmentation",a person with dark skin would have which levels of folic acid and vitamin D relative to a person with light skin at the same latitude?

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Dark skin provides protection against the breakdown of folic acid due to UV radiation, leading to increased folic acid levels. However, it also reduces the synthesis of vitamin D, resulting in decreased vitamin D levels compared to light skin at the same latitude.

In the Section "Investigating Life: Vitamins and the Evolution of Human