• Question: why do we have freckles?

    Asked by doddsywestham to Betul, Bridget, Ceri-Wyn, Laurel, Maria on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Bridget Waller

      Bridget Waller answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Good question. Our skin has pigmentation and this varies all over our skin. This leaves us with some spots of darker or lighter colouration. Face freckles may have been selected for if they look attractive, or help us identify each other.

    • Photo: Ceri-Wyn Thomas

      Ceri-Wyn Thomas answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Having freckles is down to our genes: some people have the dominant gene that can lead to freckles. However, exposure to UV light is what causes freckles to become more visible- so it’s a mixture of genes and sun really I guess.

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