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Human skin pigmentation, its genetics and variation

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Some aspects of the skin colour variation in humans are surveyed: methods of measurement; mode of inheritance; influence of ageing; sex differences; skin tanning potential.

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Es wird eine Übersicht über einige Aspekte der Variation der Hautfarbe beim Menschen gegeben. In diesem Zusammenhang werden diskutiert: die Meßmethoden; die genetische Grundlage; der Einfluß von Alter und Geschlecht; die Bräunung der Haut nach Sonneneinstrahlung.

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Kalla, A.K. Human skin pigmentation, its genetics and variation. Hum Genet 21, 289–300 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273366

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