The Evolutionary History of Human Skin Pigmentation.

Abstract:

:Skin pigmentation is a complex, conspicuous, highly variable human trait that exhibits a remarkable correlation with latitude. The evolutionary history and genetic basis of skin color variation has been the subject of intense research in the last years. This article reviews the major hypotheses explaining skin color diversity and explores the implications of recent findings about the genes associated with skin pigmentation for understanding the evolutionary forces that have shaped the current patterns of skin color variation. A major aspect of these findings is that the genetic basis of skin color is less simple than previously thought and that geographic variation in skin pigmentation was influenced by the concerted action of different types of natural selection, rather than just by selective sweeps in a few key genes.

journal_name

J Mol Evol

authors

Rocha J

doi

10.1007/s00239-019-09902-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-01-01 00:00:00

pages

77-87

issue

1

eissn

0022-2844

issn

1432-1432

pii

10.1007/s00239-019-09902-7

journal_volume

88

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