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Melanosis

Known as: melanose, Melanoses, Melanism 
Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Morphological diversity within closely related species is an essential aspect of evolution and adaptation. Mutations in the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Background  The risk of malignant melanoma in congenital melanocytic naevi (CMN) is a matter of controversial and ongoing debate. 
Review
2005
Review
2005
  • N. Mundy
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 39010804
Melanins are a ubiquitous component of plumage colouration in birds and serve a wide variety of functions. Although the genetic… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Under what conditions might organisms be capable of rapid adaptive evolution? We reviewed published studies documenting… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Identifying the genes underlying adaptation is a major challenge in evolutionary biology. Here, we describe the molecular changes… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The relative rarity of mucosal melanomas of the head and neck (MMHN) has made analysis of treatment approaches difficult… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
  • W. B. Watt
  • 1968
  • Corpus ID: 34599094
The identification of the selective forces acting on natural variation in a population of organisms may be a formidable task… 
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
IN view of the extremely rapid spread of melanic forms of at least fifty species of Lepidoptera in the industrial areas of…