European hair and eye colour gene found
Dutch and Icelandic researchers at the University Medical Centre St Raboud in Nijmegen have found the gene that determines eye, hair and skin colour in Europeans, reports ANP news service.
The researchers say the discovery will help in criminal investigations. Until now, only the sex and race of people could be determined through DNA.
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