Genetics of human iris colour and patterns

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

• Publication date

  2009-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2009.00606.xPMID 19619260
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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