Human Anatomy
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Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
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Chapter 5, Problem 7RQ
Use logic to deduce the answer to this question. Given what you know about
skin color and skin cancer, the highest rate of skin cancer on Earth occurs among
(a) blacks in tropical Africa, (b) scientists in research stations in Antarctica, (c)
whites in northern Australia, (d) Norwegians in the United States, (e) blacks in the
United States.
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