I'm going to go with an unconventional response. Probably important enough that humans mutated relatively quickly [1] towards low pigmentation/melanin when they

I'm going to go with an unconventional response. Probably important enough that humans mutated relatively quickly [1] towards low pigmentation/melanin when they migrated towards northern latitudes. This lighter pigmentation must have had provided a significant advantage in the northern latitudes. [1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-europeans-quickly-evolved-lighter-skin-180954874/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-european...