> Is this single nucleotide change in SLC24A5 really the only way to decrease melanin production without having other harmful side effects? Naively I would expe

> Is this single nucleotide change in SLC24A5 really the only way to decrease melanin production without having other harmful side effects? Naively I would expect lots of ways to have a loss-of-function mutation In Asia, light skin evolved separately and is using different genes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skin_color#East_Asia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skin_color#East_Asia