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April 2018 in “Nature Genetics” New genetic locations explain much of hair color variation in Europeans.
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August 2000 in “Pigment cell research” Melanocyte activity in hair follicles is linked to the hair growth cycle, being active in growth phases and inactive in rest phases.
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