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Evolutionary biology. How beach life favors blond mice.

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Author/s: Pennisi, Elizabeth (E);

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Publication Type: News

Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.) (Science), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 325 (issue 5946) : pp 1330-3

Dates: Created 2009/09/11; Completed 2009/09/23;

PMID: 19745127, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/23/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adaptation, Biological - genetics Agouti Signaling Protein - genetics Animals Behavior, Animal Crosses, Genetic Ecosystem Epistasis, Genetic Evolution

Hair Color - genetics Mice Mutation Peromyscus - genetics; physiology Pigmentation - genetics Quantitative Trait Loci Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1 - genetics Serine Endopeptidases - genetics

Associated Chemicals: Agouti Signaling Protein (0) ; Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1 (0) ; agouti signaling protein, mouse (0) ; Corin protein, mouse (EC 3.4.21.-) ; Serine Endopeptidases (EC 3.4.21.-)

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