The Protein for Protective Camouflage (3 of 5) (IMAGE)

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The Protein for Protective Camouflage (3 of 5)

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This is an Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates). This image relates to an article that appeared in the Feb. 25, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Marie Manceau, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and colleagues was titled, "The Developmental Role of Agouti in Color Pattern Evolution.”

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Image courtesy of Matthew Falcy

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