Molecular Evolution of the Keratin-Associated Protein Gene Family

September 2009 in “ Encyclopedia of Life Sciences ”

Dong‐Dong Wu, Ya‐Ping Zhang

keratin-associated protein KRTAP mammalian hair hair-related disorders phylogenetic development comparative genomic polymorphism keratin

Studysummary This paper discusses the role of the KRTAP gene family in the evolution of mammalian hair and its potential link to hair-related disorders, but reports no new research findings.

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