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Statement 1: Colouration of skin is due to a pigment melanin.

Statement 2: Dwarfism is the complete loss of pigmentation.


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Both the statements are true.

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Both the statements are false.

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Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.

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Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.

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Solution

The correct option is C

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.


The skin gets its colour from a pigment called melanin. If the body makes too little melanin, the skin gets lighter. Vitiligo is a condition that causes patches of light skin. Albinism is a genetic condition affecting a person's skin. Salt consists of about 99% water 0.2 to 0.5 % salts and traces of urea 0.08%


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