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A window on the genetics of evolution: MC1R and plumage colouration in birds.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Aug 2005

Mundy Nicholas I

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Melanins are a ubiquitous component of plumage colouration in birds and serve a wide variety of functions. Although the genetic control of melanism has been studied in chickens and other domestic species, little was known about the molecular genetics of melanin distribution in wild birds until re...

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PMID: 16087416
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3107
PMCID: PMC1559852

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