Making Waves with Hairs: Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in Hair Pattern Formation

April 2004 in “ The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology ”

Maksim V. Plikus, Cheng‐Ming Chuong

hair patterns genetic factors epigenetic factors hair whorl patterns ethnic groups hair growth patterns Belousov–Zhabotinskii reaction reaction-diffusion mechanisms biological morphogenesis

Studysummary This review explores the potential genetic and epigenetic influences on hair whorl patterns and suggests that pattern formation may involve basic physical-chemical laws, although it reports no new experimental findings.

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