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Quantitative genetics of human skin color

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Byard, Pamela J.·1981·American Journal of Physical Anthropology
DOI 10.1002/ajpa.1330240506
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Skin color has long been of interest to human geneticists and often used as an example of a human quantitative trait under relatively wellunderstood genetic control. Although the basic biology of melanin production and the method of measurement are areas in which skin color studies are fairly well advanced, compared to other quantitative traits, the evolutionary significance and mode of inheritance are still being debated. In view of the many steps involved in the production and dispersion of melanin and the large number of loci involved in coat color of laboratory animals, it is suggested that genetic control of human skin color must be fairly complex. Studies that have found evidence for relatively few loci effecting the differences between racial groups may either be using inappropriate methods, or they may be concentrating attention on only that portion of genetic variability that distinguishes between major world groups, particularly blacks and whites. Genetic analysis of intermediate groups and pedigree analysis of rare pigmentation conditions may yield more information on skin color genetics.

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  • Skin pigmentation is strongly associated with absolute latitude; populations further from the equator have lighter skin pigmentation.

    “As previously observed (Byard, 1981; Jablonski and Chaplin, 2010; Zaidi et al., 2017), we find that skin pigmentation is strongly associated with absolute latitude (R2=0.53, β=−1.18 on M index scale, p<2e-16); populations further from the equator have lighter skin pigmentation.”

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  • Previous studies estimate narrow sense heritability of skin color at 70%-90% of total variation.

    “Previous studies of skin color estimate narrow sense heritability at 70%–90% of total variation [40]”

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Authors
Byard, P. J.
Affiliations
University of Kansas (US)
Corresponding author
Byard, Pamela J.
Venue
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1981
Volume
24
Issue
S2
Pages
123-137
ISSN
  • 0002-9483 (ISSN-L)
  • 1096-8644
DOI
10.1002/ajpa.1330240506
OpenAlex
W2044306026
Cited by
57
References
58
Citations by year
2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
0.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 12661 d)
Locations
American Journal of Physical Anthropology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Race, Genetics, and Society
Keywords
skin color, quantitative genetics, melanogenesis, pigmentation genetics, mode of inheritance, racial variation, genetic loci, pedigree analysis

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