A scan for signatures of positive selection in candidate loci for skin pigmentation in humans

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1697-1706

  Izagirre, Neskuts ^a   García, Iker ^a   Junquera, Corina ^b   De La Rúa, Concepción ^a   Alonso, Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Progenika Biopharma SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human skin pigmentation; Melanocyte; Positive selection; TP53BP1; TYRP1; UV light

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; GENE LOCUS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SELECTION, GENETIC; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 33748171462     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msl030     Document Type: Article

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