Unpacking Human Evolution to Find the Genetic Determinants of Human Skin Pigmentation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2011, Pages E5-E7

  Quillen, Ellen E ^a   Shriver, Mark D ^b  

^a Texas Biomedical Research Institute   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

CAUCASIAN; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NEGRO; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MELANINS; MUTATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 84856198468     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/skinbio.2011.3     Document Type: Article

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