Nucleotide diversity and population differentiation of the Melanocortin 1 Receptor gene, <it>MC1R</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The melanocortin 1 receptor gene (<it>MC1R</it>) is responsible for normal pigment variation in humans and is highly polymorphic with numerous population-specific alleles. Some <it>MC1R </it>variants have been...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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Series: | BMC Genetics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/9/31 |