Observatory: Another Genetic Quirk of the Solomon Islands: Blond Hair
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 02:00
in Biology & Nature
The gene variant responsible for blondness in dark-skinned indigenous islanders is distinctly different from the gene that causes blond hair in Europeans, researchers report.
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