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Evolution of coloration patterns.

Annual review of cell and developmental biology - 1 Jan 2008

Protas Meredith E, Patel Nipam H

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There is an amazing amount of diversity in coloration patterns in nature. The ease of observing this diversity and the recent application of genetic and molecular techniques to model and nonmodel animals are allowing us to investigate the genetic basis and evolution of coloration in an ever-increasing variety of animals. It is now possible to ask questions about how many genes are responsible for any given...

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PMID: 18593352
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.24.110707.175302

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