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A teenager has just been told by the dermatologist that he is high risk for developing skin cancer since he has natural red hair and fair skin. The physiology behind this statement may be due to the:
 
  A) Oversecretion of eumelanin, a brown-black pigment that causes tans
  B) Enhanced photoreactivity of pheomalanin, as compared to eumelanin
  C) Lack of pheomelanin pigmentation, which protects against skin cancer formation
  D) Increased susceptibility to photosensitivity due to oversecretion of melanin
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