Light skin and dark skin differ in:

Retention of melanin by the cells

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Rate and amount of melanin produced

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Number of melanocytes present

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Number of epidermal cells present

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Retention of melanin by the cells

The variation in skin colour is not because of more melanocytes but due to retention of a greater amount of melanin after the cells are no longer able to divide. People with lighter shades of skin breakdown most of their melanin.

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The skin colour is basically determined by the amount of melanin in the skin.

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