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I'd assume that evolution happens quite fast if the trait is already there in the population (people are more or less light-skinned everywhere) and there is such a strong selection pressure (much more food available if you can adapt to the lack vitamin D).


The canonical example of fast human evolution is lactase (the enzyme for digesting lactose and so cow's milk), thought to have spread widely in <10000 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactase_persistence#Evolutionar...


Exactly, it's not evolving lighter skin

It's evolving keeping the light skin by neoteny




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