Despite the emphasis that humans have placed on skin color throughout history, little is known about its genetic basis. As The New York Times reports, most of what scientists knew of skin-color ...

Cancerous growths: May have irregular borders, varying colors (brown, black, red, white, or blue), and can grow quickly or ...

Skin color varies continuously across the globe, and a range of skin tones are present within any individual group. Importantly, variation in one genetic trait is not predictive of other genetic ...

Knockdown of these genes resulted in lighter body colors and increased cuticular permeability ... responsible for coloration in skin, hair, and eyes, as well as in the cuticles of insects.

According to Dr Sonal Hattangdi-Haridas, a Hong-Kong based doctor of homeopathic medicine trained at the University of Mumbai, skin colour is a significant factor in diagnosing skin conditions.

Graying with age is a common coat color variant in horses, characterized by progressive hair graying and susceptibility to skin melanoma ... illustrating genetic instability when a sequence ...