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Statement 1: Colouration of skin is due to a pigment melanin.
Statement 2: Dwarfism is the complete loss of pigmentation.

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Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
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Both the statements are false.
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Both the statements are true.
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Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
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The correct option is D Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
The skin gets its colour from a pigment called melanin. If the skin produces less melanin, the skin tone will be of lighter shade.
Vitiligo is a condition that causes patches of light skin due to insufficient production of melanin.
Albinism is a genetic condition causing no colour or little colour to the skin throughout the body from birth.

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