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Adaptive variation in beach mice produced by two interacting pigmentation genes.

PLoS biology - 1 Sept 2007

Steiner Cynthia C, Weber Jesse N, Hoekstra Hopi E

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Little is known about the genetic basis of ecologically important morphological variation such as the diverse color patterns of mammals. Here we identify genetic changes contributing to an adaptive difference in color pattern between two subspecies of oldfield mice (Peromyscus polionotus). One mainland subspecies has a cryptic dark brown dorsal coat, while a younger beach-dwelling subspecies has a lighter coat...

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PMID: 17696646
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050219
PMCID: PMC1945039

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