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Which of the following statements accurately describes melanin's function? Melanin is a molecule that distinguishes humans from their primate relatives. Everyone has the same type of melanin, but the amount varies from person to person. The more melanin an individual has in his or her skin cells, the more likely he or she is to get mutations in DNA. Lighter skin has less of the dark-brown eumelanin that protects cells from UV damage.

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Description: which of the following statements accurately describes melanins function melanin is a molecule that distinguishes humans from their primate relatives everyone has the same type of melanin bu 86057

          Which of the following statements accurately describes melanin's function?
Melanin is a molecule that distinguishes humans from their primate relatives.
Everyone has the same type of melanin, but the amount varies from person to person.
The more melanin an individual has in his or her skin cells, the more likely he or she is to get mutations in DNA.
Lighter skin has less of the dark-brown eumelanin that protects cells from UV damage.

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Melanin is a molecule that distinguishes humans from their primate relatives. This statement is not accurate. Melanin is a pigment found in the skin, hair, and eyes of both humans and other primates. It does not distinguish humans from their primate relatives. Show more…

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Which of the following statements accurately describes melanin's function? Melanin is a molecule that distinguishes humans from their primate relatives. Everyone has the same type of melanin, but the amount varies from person to person. The more melanin an individual has in his or her skin cells, the more likely he or she is to get mutations in DNA. Lighter skin has less of the dark-brown eumelanin that protects cells from UV damage.