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A Genetic Mechanism for Convergent Skin Lightening during Recent Human Evolution.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 2016
Yang Zhaohui, Zhong Hua, Chen Jing, Zhang Xiaoming, Zhang Hui, Luo Xin, Xu Shuhua, Chen Hua, Lu Dongsheng, Han Yinglun, Li Jinkun, Fu Lijie, Qi Xuebin, Peng Yi, Xiang Kun, Lin Qiang, Guo Yan, Li Ming, Cao Xiangyu, Zhang Yanfeng, Liao Shiyu, Peng Yingmei, Zhang Lin, Guo Xiaosen, Dong Shanshan, Liang Fan, Wang Jun, Willden Andrew, Seang Aun Hong, Serey Bun, Sovannary Tuot, Bunnath Long, Samnom Ham, Mardon Graeme, Li Qingwei, Meng Anming, Shi Hong, Su Bing
Abstract excerpt
Skin lightening among Eurasians is thought to have been a convergence occurring independently in Europe and East Asia as an adaptation to high latitude environments. Among Europeans, several genes responsible for such lightening have been found, but the information available for East Asians is much more limited. Here, a genome-wide comparison between dark-skinned Africans and Austro-Asiatic speaking aborigines...
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