ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2017
The colours of humanity: the evolution of pigmentation in the human lineage.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meta-analysis of GWA studies provides new insights on the genetic architecture of skin pigmentation in recently admixed populations.BMC genetics · 2019Pooled it
- Evolutionary history of disease-susceptibility loci identified in longitudinal exome-wide association studies.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2019Trial
- Carotenoid bioavailability in humans reflects the mammalian nocturnal bottleneck: a position paper.Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2026Article
- Genetics of Skin, Hair, and Eye Color in Human Pigmentation Disorders.Annals of human genetics · 2025Review
- Evolutionary Influences on Local Patterns of Genetic Relatedness.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Evolutionary insights into Felidae iris color through ancestral state reconstruction.iScience · 2024Article
- The genetic basis of divergent melanic pigmentation in benthic and limnetic threespine stickleback.Heredity · 2024Article
- Melanin for Photoprotection and Hair Coloration in the Emerging Era of Nanocosmetics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Back in black: melanin-rich skin colour associated with increased net diversification rates in birds.Biology letters · 2023Article
- Genetic variants in melanogenesis proteins TYRP1 and TYR are associated with the golden rhesus macaque phenotype.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Article
- Neural crest cells as a source of microevolutionary variation.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2023Review
- Uncovering Footprints of Natural Selection Through Spectral Analysis of Genomic Summary Statistics.Molecular biology and evolution · 2023Article
- Comparative physiological anthropogeny: exploring molecular underpinnings of distinctly human phenotypes.Physiological reviews · 2023Review
- The evolution of human skin pigmentation: A changing medley of vitamins, genetic variability, and UV radiation during human expansion.American journal of biological anthropology · 2023Review
- Towards the multileveled and processual conceptualisation of racialised individuals in biomedical research.Synthese · 2023Article
- Consistency of Eye Coloration Across Different Relationship Partners.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Melanogenesis and the Targeted Therapy of Melanoma.Biomolecules · 2022Review
- Perspective: Darwinian Applications to Nutrition-The Value of Evolutionary Insights to Teachers and Students.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
- Forensic genetics through the lens of Lewontin: population structure, ancestry and race.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Review
- Risk of Migraine in Europeans with Low Melanin Levels-A Population Based Case-Control Study.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Humans are a colourful species of primate, with human skin, hair and eye coloration having been influenced by a great variety of evolutionary forces throughout prehistory. Functionally naked skin has been the physical interface between the physical environment and the human body for most of the history of the genus
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