A three-single-nucleotide polymorphism haplotype in intron 1 of OCA2 explains most human eye-color variation.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on December 20, 2006

Authors

David L Duffy1, Grant W Montgomery, Wei Chen, Zhen Zhen Zhao, Lien Le, Michael R James, Nicholas K Hayward, Nicholas G Martin, Richard A Sturm

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1: Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.

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