Tag: convergent evolution


March 23, 2010

SNPwatch: Researchers Identify Genetic Variation That Contributes to Skin Color Differences in East Asians

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From rich brown to almost translucent white, human skin colors span a remarkable spectrum. The evolutionary story of how we came to be such a varied species skin color-wise began around 40,000 years ago when the human groups that had left Africa and spread out along the southern coast of Asia began to [...]

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