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Evolution of a pigmentation gene, the melanocortin-1 receptor, in primates.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 May 2003

Mundy N I, Kelly J

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The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) forms a critical switch in the production of orange/red pheomelanin and black/brown eumelanin pigments during hair development in mammals. The molecular evolution of the melanocortin-1 receptor gene was investigated in a broad range of primate species, including several groups with large differences in distribution of orange/red and black hairs. Primate MC1R has been subject to...

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PMID: 12687585
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10169

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