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Gene that makes People Brown or White

Dec. 14, 2005

Gene That Makes People Brown or White  Skin color is a topic that is always in discussion. Many people wonder what makes each person different and judge them by the color of their skin if they are not similar to them. When in reality, 99.9% of every person’s genes are identical. However, finding the gene that controls the issues like diversity and racism is not a simple task. What makes it so difficult is that every person is not either black or white; there are many different shades in between. So scientists understand that each person’s skin color gene must be different because of all of the variations of skin color that people have. Because of this, it’s hard for scientists to pinpoint the exact gene. While scientists are continuing to look for the cause of skin color, people are judging one another on this very same topic. Gregory Barsh states that “Skin color is not a race and race is a much more complicated concept that involves culture, religion and where your parents are from. It's an important part of society, but it's not about pigment alone." This quote is important because even though we may look slightly different, we are almost all the same and do not deserve to be judged.

mhockenbrocht March 18, 2010