Previous studies had revealed some genes behind melanocyte maturation and melanin production, but only enough to explain between 23% and 35% of the variation in human skin color, Wysocka and her ...

Eye color, hair color and skin color are all affected by melanin, or pigment, that our bodies produce, Stevens told Fox News Digital. "Our genes dictate the type, structure and amount of melanin ...

When a baby is born, they may have red, purple, yellow, or blue skin. Skin color variations in babies do not usually signify an underlying condition, but some skin colors in babies can be the ...

We then also have to account for the two copies of the genes and interactions between genes. Basically, parental skin color might not be as helpful as you think. To think ...

Eye color is determined by genetics, of course, but the genes associated with eye color are directly connected to the production, use and storage of a pigment called melanin.

Researchers studying the remains of a prehistoric woman who lived around 10,500 years ago in what is now Belgium have ...

Your skin color may influence how safe and effective a given drug is for you, a new analysis suggests. In a recent think piece, published Oct. 9 in the journal Human Genomics, ...

Hypopigmentation is a loss of skin color due to genetics, a health condition, such as vitiligo, or a skin trauma. A person with hypopigmentation may have no color in their skin across their whole ...

Eye color, hair color and skin color are all affected by melanin, or pigment, that our bodies produce, Stevens told Fox News Digital. Eye color is determined by the amount, type and distribution ...