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The Biology of Skin Color and Hypothesis Testing

By: Kenyatta McKie
08.08.18
Science Topic
GeneticsEvolution
Level
High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IB
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Kenyatta McKie describes how she uses The Biology of Skin Color short film to allow students to think of their own hypothesis on how skin color evolved.

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The Biology of Skin Color
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Activity for The Biology of Skin Color
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Human Skin Color: Evidence for Selection

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