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Skin pigmentation and assortative mating in Sikhs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

D. F. Roberts  and
D. P. S. Kahlon
D. F. Roberts
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
D. P. S. Kahlon
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Analysis of skin pigmentation, by reflectance spectrophotometry at standard wavelengths, of husband/wife pairs of Sikhs living in Britain shows positive correlations between spouses in pigmentation of forehead, but not of inner upper arm. Several possible explanations are considered, the most likely appearing to be positive assortative mating in respect to exposed pigmentation.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , January 1972 , pp. 91 - 100
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Copyright © 1972, Cambridge University Press

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