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SUBMITTER: Beleza S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3605137 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beleza Sandra S Johnson Nicholas A NA Candille Sophie I SI Absher Devin M DM Coram Marc A MA Lopes Jailson J Campos Joana J Araújo Isabel Inês II Anderson Tovi M TM Vilhjálmsson Bjarni J BJ Nordborg Magnus M Correia E Silva António A Shriver Mark D MD Rocha Jorge J Barsh Gregory S GS Tang Hua H
PLoS genetics 20130321 3
Variation in human skin and eye color is substantial and especially apparent in admixed populations, yet the underlying genetic architecture is poorly understood because most genome-wide studies are based on individuals of European ancestry. We study pigmentary variation in 699 individuals from Cape Verde, where extensive West African/European admixture has given rise to a broad range in trait values and genomic ancestry proportions. We develop and apply a new approach for measuring eye color, a ...[more]