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TWiEVO 28: Genetics of skin pigmentation in Africa

  • February 27, 2018
  • Tagged as: Africa, epidermal pigmentation, gene, genome, genotype, melanin, melanocyte, skin pigmentation, ultraviolet response

Sarah Tishkoff joins Nels and Vincent to explain work from her laboratory on the genetic basis of skin pigmentation in Africans.

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TWiEVO 15: From cockroaches to grizzly bears

  • January 23, 2017
  • Tagged as: ALX3, developmental biology, evolution, fitness, Hopi Hoekstra, melanin, melanocyte, Mitf, phenotype novelty, stripe pattern formation
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Nels and Vincent speak with Hopi Hoekstra about her career and the work of her laboratory on developmental mechanisms of stripe patterns in rodents.

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