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Melanosis
Known as:
melanose
, Melanoses
, Melanism
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Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.
National Institutes of Health
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Chloasma
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Melanoderma (disorder)
Melanosis coli
Neurocutaneous melanosis
melanosis oculi
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Pigmentation Disorders
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves
Tovi M. Anderson
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B. Vonholdt
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+12 authors
G. Barsh
Science
2009
Corpus ID: 206516054
Morphological diversity within closely related species is an essential aspect of evolution and adaptation. Mutations in the…
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Melanoma risk in congenital melanocytic naevi: a systematic review
S. Krengel
,
A. Hauschild
,
T. Schäfer
British Journal of Dermatology
2006
Corpus ID: 30073629
Background The risk of malignant melanoma in congenital melanocytic naevi (CMN) is a matter of controversial and ongoing debate.
Review
2005
Review
2005
A window on the genetics of evolution: MC1R and plumage colouration in birds
N. Mundy
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
2005
Corpus ID: 39010804
Melanins are a ubiquitous component of plumage colouration in birds and serve a wide variety of functions. Although the genetic…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
The population ecology of contemporary adaptations: what empirical studies reveal about the conditions that promote adaptive evolution
D. Reznick
,
C. Ghalambor
Genetica
2004
Corpus ID: 7929199
Under what conditions might organisms be capable of rapid adaptive evolution? We reviewed published studies documenting…
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The genetic basis of adaptive melanism in pocket mice
M. Nachman
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H. Hoekstra
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Susan L. D'Agostino
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2003
Corpus ID: 2996806
Identifying the genes underlying adaptation is a major challenge in evolutionary biology. Here, we describe the molecular changes…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Primary mucosal malignant melanoma of the head and neck
S. Patel
,
M. Prasad
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+7 authors
J. Shah
Head and Neck
2002
Corpus ID: 32965928
The relative rarity of mucosal melanomas of the head and neck (MMHN) has made analysis of treatment approaches difficult…
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Review
1991
Review
1991
Neurocutaneous melanosis: definition and review of the literature.
Julie N. Kadonaga
,
I. Frieden
Journal of American Academy of Dermatology
1991
Corpus ID: 4863479
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Lethal genes surviving by mosaicism: a possible explanation for sporadic birth defects involving the skin.
R. Happle
Journal of American Academy of Dermatology
1987
Corpus ID: 4871809
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF PIGMENT POLYMORPHISMS IN COLIAS BUTTERFLIES. I. VARIATION OF MELANIN PIGMENT IN RELATION TO THERMOREGULATION
W. B. Watt
Evolution; international journal of organic…
1968
Corpus ID: 34599094
The identification of the selective forces acting on natural variation in a population of organisms may be a formidable task…
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Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Selection experiments on industrial melanism in the Lepidoptera
Dr H. B. D. Kettlewell
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H. B. Kettlewell
Heredity
1955
Corpus ID: 44855505
IN view of the extremely rapid spread of melanic forms of at least fifty species of Lepidoptera in the industrial areas of…
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