Skin+color,+p1

= 3 chemicals that give skin color =

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Melanin
-protects the body from UV radiation

-freckles are patches of this pigment

-located primarily in the epidermis

Carotene
-a yellow-orange pigment -Found in the S. Corneum and fatty areas of the dermis and hypodermis

Hemoglobin
-Pink to red coloration -oxygen-carrying protein found in the blood

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