Color Differences Within And Between Species Have Common Genetic Origin

Spend a little time people-watching at the beach and you're bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people's body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, our closest living relatives. The body hair difference is even more pronounced between the two species than within our own species. Do the same genes cause both types of variation? New research shows that, at least for body color in fruit flies, the two kinds of variation have a common genetic basis.

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