Observatory Another Genetic Quirk of the Solomon Islands Blond Hair GARY BARLOW LANDS BACK IN THE UK hair evolved separately in Europe and South Pacific A.M. Vitals U.S. to Match Orphaned Drugs With Researchers Indian Musician Dilpreet Bhatia Wins International Songwriting Competition 2011 Naturally blond Islanders rooted native gene Blonde independently islands

Blond The inhabitants of the Solomon Islands - east of Papua New Guinea - are very dark-skinned - but have puzzled scientists with their blond hair. Now Stanford researchers have solved the ridddle. Another Genetic Quirk of the Solomon Islands: Blond Hair The gene variant responsible for blondness in dark-skinned indigenous islanders is distinctly different from the gene that causes blond hair in Europeans, researchers report. Mysterious origin of Solomon Islands' dark-skinned blonds revealed Researchers have discovered a single gene that caused inhabitants of the Solomon Islands to have the unique combination of very dark skin and very blond hair. On Thursday, the journal Science reported that a single gene mutation is responsible for the unique pairing. Perhaps most interesting, the findings debunk theories that residents of the Solomon [...] Solomon Islands 'blond' gene found DARK-SKINNED, blond-haired indigenous people on the Solomon Islands have a gene that is unique to the South Pacific nation and was not picked up from interbreeding with Europeans, scientists said. Naturally blond hair in Solomon Islanders rooted in native gene The common occurrence of blond hair among the dark-skinned indigenous people of the Solomon Islands is due to a homegrown genetic variant distinct from the gene that leads to blond hair in Europeans, according to a new study. Naturally blond hair in Solomon Islanders rooted in native gene, Stanford study finds The common occurrence of blond hair among the dark-skinned indigenous people of the Solomon Islands is due to a homegrown genetic variant distinct from the gene that leads to blond hair in Europeans, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. No bottle blonds: it's all in the genes WASHINGTON: Dark-skinned, blond-haired indigenous people on the Solomon Islands have a gene that is unique to the nation and was not picked up from interbreeding with Europeans, scientists say. The Origin of Mysterious, Dark-Skinned Blonds Discovered Residents of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific have some of the darkest skin seen outside of Africa. They also have the highest occurrence of blond hair seen in any population outside of Europe. Now, researchers have found the single gene that explains these fair tresses. Blond hair evolved separately in Europe and the South Pacific Though the indigenous people of the Solomon Islands all have dark skin, about 5% to 10% also have naturally blond hair – and a new study finds that the genetic quirk responsible for this is different from the one that produces blond hair in people of European ancestry. Solomon Islanders' blond gene identified The gene which gives dark-skinned inhabitants of the Solomon Islands their distinctive blond hair has been identified by scientists for the first time.
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