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Genetic evidence for the convergent evolution of light skin in Europeans and East Asians.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Mar 2007

Norton Heather L, Kittles Rick A, Parra Esteban, McKeigue Paul, Mao Xianyun, Cheng Keith, Canfield Victor A, Bradley Daniel G, McEvoy Brian, Shriver Mark D

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Human skin pigmentation shows a strong positive correlation with ultraviolet radiation intensity, suggesting that variation in skin color is, at least partially, due to adaptation via natural selection. We investigated the evolution of pigmentation variation by testing for the presence of positive directional selection in 6 pigmentation genes using an empirical F(ST) approach, through an examination of global...

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PMID: 17182896
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msl203

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