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An Unexpectedly Complex Architecture for Skin Pigmentation in Africans

2017-10-13

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Fewer than 15 genes have been directly associated with skin pigmentation variation in humans, leading to its characterization as a relatively simple trait. However, by assembling a global survey of quantitative skin pigmentation phenotypes, we demonstrate that pigmentation is more complex than previously assumed with genetic architecture varying by latitude. We investigate polygenicity in the Khoe and the San, pop...

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Literature Corpus work: 4dc2a9ec-8646-5973-ae32-a2865b530508
DOI: 10.1101/200139

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