Question

Light skin and dark skin differ in:

• A. Retention of melanin by the cells
• B. Rate and amount of melanin produced
• C. Number of melanocytes present
• D. Number of epidermal cells present

Answer 1

The correct option is A

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.