Eflex tha Vybe Scientist
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Behold a pale human.
I have a question for all the geneticists.
I just completed a trip to Nigeria ( a truly beautiful place)
While I was travelling the country, I noticed many albinos amoungst the general population.
(not really a big deal, but I got to thinking)
Since the genome indicates that all humans have the genes to manufacture melanin,
Why dont we ever see a dark skinned (highly pigmented) child born to a Swedish couple?
I've racking my brain for the the evolutionary answer, but since the mechanism for two Nigerians having an albino child is purely chance, why doesnt chance ever have a German couple give birth to a darker skinned child?
I have a question for all the geneticists.
I just completed a trip to Nigeria ( a truly beautiful place)
While I was travelling the country, I noticed many albinos amoungst the general population.
(not really a big deal, but I got to thinking)
Since the genome indicates that all humans have the genes to manufacture melanin,
Why dont we ever see a dark skinned (highly pigmented) child born to a Swedish couple?
I've racking my brain for the the evolutionary answer, but since the mechanism for two Nigerians having an albino child is purely chance, why doesnt chance ever have a German couple give birth to a darker skinned child?