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Adaptive reptile color variation and the evolution of the Mc1r gene.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Aug 2004

Rosenblum Erica Bree, Hoekstra Hopi E, Nachman Michael W

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The wealth of information on the genetics of pigmentation and the clear fitness consequences of many pigmentation phenotypes provide an opportunity to study the molecular basis of an ecologically important trait. The melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r) is responsible for intraspecific color variation in mammals and birds. Here, we study the molecular evolution of Mc1r and investigate its role in adaptive intraspecific...

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PMID: 15446431
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00462.x

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