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The 75 pages that link to Ultraviolet, each with the reason it gives.

• MelaninRelated: Melanin absorbs and scatters some ultraviolet radiation, reducing its penetration into tissue.

• OzoneRelated: Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation, while ozone depletion increases surface exposure.

• Ozone depletionRelated: Ultraviolet light releases reactive chlorine from stable compounds and also photolyzes ozone.

• Ozone layerRelated: Ozone absorbs much of the Sun’s biologically harmful ultraviolet radiation.

• ChlorofluorocarbonRelated: Ozone loss from CFCs allows more harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach Earth's surface.

• DNA damageRelated: It can create covalent links between neighboring DNA bases.

• CarcinogenesisRelated: UV exposure can damage DNA in skin cells and initiate tumor development.

• MelanomaRelated: UV exposure damages DNA in skin cells and is a major preventable melanoma risk.

• Skin cancerRelated: UV exposure damages skin-cell DNA and drives many skin cancers.

• Antarctic ozone holeRelated: Returning sunlight photolyzes chlorine compounds and starts rapid ozone-destroying reactions.

• PhotobleachingRelated: Its higher-energy photons can initiate pigment damage and accelerate bleaching.

• ErgosterolRelated: Ultraviolet radiation initiates the ring-opening reaction that converts ergosterol toward vitamin D₂.

• MelanogenesisRelated: UV exposure triggers cellular signals that increase pigmentation in skin.

• PhotodegradationRelated: Ultraviolet photons commonly initiate degradation in materials exposed to sunlight.

• StratosphereRelated: Ultraviolet absorption by ozone supplies much of the stratosphere’s distinctive heating.

• MelanosomeRelated: Melanin packaged in melanosomes absorbs and disperses some ultraviolet radiation.

• Ozone holeRelated: Less stratospheric ozone allows more harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach the surface.

• Fluorescent lampRelated: The lamp’s discharge produces ultraviolet wavelengths that the phosphor absorbs.

• MutagenesisRelated: UV can form DNA photoproducts that lead to mutations when replication or repair is inaccurate.

• Stellar flareRelated: Flare ultraviolet output can drive photochemistry in nearby planetary atmospheres.

• Basal cell carcinomaRelated: UV exposure causes DNA damage that contributes to tumor formation.

• EumelaninRelated: Eumelanin absorbs part of this radiation, reducing its penetration into tissue.

• Ozone–oxygen cycleRelated: Different ultraviolet wavelengths drive oxygen and ozone photodissociation.

• PhotosensitivityRelated: UVA and UVB wavelengths trigger many photosensitive skin reactions.

• SunglassesRelated: Sunglasses may absorb ultraviolet wavelengths that can injure eye tissues.

• Ozone-depleting substanceRelated: Thinner ozone allows more harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach Earth’s surface.

• PheomelaninRelated: It can damage skin and interact differently with pheomelanin than with eumelanin.

• Squamous cell carcinomaRelated: UV exposure damages DNA in skin cells and is a major cause of cutaneous cases.

• Atmospheric absorptionRelated: Absorption by ozone and oxygen limits how much ultraviolet radiation reaches the surface.

• F. Sherwood RowlandRelated: Stratospheric ultraviolet radiation breaks down CFCs and also makes ozone depletion a biological concern.

• Mario MolinaRelated: Solar ultraviolet radiation breaks apart chlorofluorocarbons high in the atmosphere, releasing reactive chlorine.

• ThymineRelated: Ultraviolet exposure can link adjacent thymines and damage DNA.

• Anders Jonas ÅngströmRelated: Ångström’s studies included ultraviolet wavelengths beyond ordinary vision.

• Lyman SpitzerRelated: Its absorption by the atmosphere makes space-based observation essential for ultraviolet astronomy.

• Plasma displayRelated: The cell discharge produces ultraviolet light that excites the screen’s phosphors.

• Aziz SancarRelated: It produces DNA lesions whose repair mechanisms formed a central part of Sancar’s research.

• MelasmaRelated: Sun exposure can stimulate pigment production and worsen melasma.

• Cockayne syndromeRelated: Ultraviolet-induced lesions expose the repair defect and contribute to photosensitivity.

• Point mutationRelated: UV-induced lesions can cause characteristic substitutions during DNA replication.

• ErgocalciferolRelated: Ultraviolet exposure drives the photochemical conversion of ergosterol into vitamin D₂.

• Fused quartzRelated: Fused quartz can transmit ultraviolet wavelengths that ordinary glass strongly absorbs.

• Human skin colorRelated: Exposure stimulates pigmentation and also creates evolutionary pressures on skin.

• QuercetinRelated: Quercetin absorbs ultraviolet light and can help protect plant tissues from it.

• 4-Aminobenzoic acidRelated: PABA absorbs ultraviolet wavelengths, a property exploited in early sunscreens.

• GogglesRelated: Some goggle lenses filter ultraviolet radiation that can damage the eyes.

• Human hair colorRelated: Sun exposure can lighten hair by degrading pigments after the hair emerges from the follicle.

• PogonaRelated: UVB exposure supports vitamin D production and calcium metabolism in captive bearded dragons.

• Solar activity and climateRelated: Solar ultraviolet varies more proportionally than total output and changes stratospheric ozone.

• TugtupiteRelated: Ultraviolet light can reveal tugtupite’s fluorescence and induce color changes.