Identifying genes underlying skin pigmentation differences among human populations

Human Genetics

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 613-621

  Myles, Sean ^a   Somel, Mehmet ^a   Tang, Kun ^a   Kelso, Janet ^a   Stoneking, Mark ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fst; HapMap; Perlegen; Positive selection; Skin pigmentation; SNP

Indexed keywords

DOPACHROME TAUTOMERASE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SELECTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 33845645529     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0256-4     Document Type: Article

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