Evolution of the Gene for Thick hair [Volume correction]
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 Published On Apr 22, 2020

Natural selection among East Asians and Native Americans for EDAR variant that has been associated with increased scalp hair thickness and changed tooth morphology. The allele arrose in central China 30,000 years ago.

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.016 Modeling Recent Human Evolution in Mice by Expression of a Selected EDAR Variant

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