longknife
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This is a great article to share with your kids. Understanding something like this can go a long, long way to reducing racism.
In simple terms it all comes down to where are ancestors are from and how their bodies used melanin and the amount of vitamin D soaked up from sunshine.
Pass this on to your kids from @ Does Everyone Have Melanin? How Does Melanin Affect Skin Color?
![map_of_skin_color_distribution.gif](https://www.scienceabc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/map_of_skin_color_distribution.gif)
In simple terms it all comes down to where are ancestors are from and how their bodies used melanin and the amount of vitamin D soaked up from sunshine.
Pass this on to your kids from @ Does Everyone Have Melanin? How Does Melanin Affect Skin Color?