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Unmelanized plumage patterns in Old World leaf warblers do not correspond to sequence variation at the melanocortin-1 receptor locus (MC1R).

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2003

MacDougall-Shackleton Elizabeth A, Blanchard Leanne, Igdoura Suleiman A, Gibbs H Lisle

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Evolutionary changes in patterns and coloration of plumage are likely to represent a major mechanism for speciation among birds, yet the molecular basis for such changes remains poorly understood. Recently much attention has focused on the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) as a candidate locus for determining the level and extent of epidermal melanin deposition. We tested the hypothesis that MC1R sequence variation...

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PMID: 12885967
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg186

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