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Insights on hair, skin and eye color of ancient and contemporary Native Americans.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Sept 2020
Carratto Thássia Mayra Telles, Marcorin Letícia, Debortoli Guilherme, Hünemeier Tábita, Norton Heather, Parra Esteban Juan, Castelli Erick C, Mendes-Junior Celso Teixeira
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Over the past few years, tools capable of predicting pigmentation phenotypes have been developed aiming to contribute for criminal and anthropological investigations. In this study, we used eight genetic systems to infer eye, hair, and skin color of ancient and contemporary Native Americans. To achieve this goal, we retrieved 61 SNPs from 42 samples available in free online repositories of DNA sequences. We...
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