Question

2. What colors the skin and protects it from solar radiation?

Answer 1

The answer is melanin. The more you have the darker your skin is and the more protection you have from the sun.

Answer 2

UVA radiation causes lesions or DNA damage to melanocytes, which are the skin cells that produce the skin pigment known as melanin. Melanin is a protective pigment in skin, blocking UV radiation from damaging DNA and potentially causing skin cancer