Friday, December 16, 2005

BBC NEWS | Health | Key gene 'controls skin colour'

BBC NEWS | Health | Key gene 'controls skin colour': "Key gene 'controls skin colour'
Zebrafish - copyright Paul Reiman, University of Iowa
Zebrafish genes are similar to humans'
Scientists believe that studying the humble zebrafish may have helped solve the mystery of human skin colour.

A team at Penn State University has found just one tiny change in a key gene plays a major role in determining skin pigmentation."

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