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Were mammoths blondes and brunettes?
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Jul. 6, 2006
In most illustrations of ice-age animals, the huge, shaggy mammoths are just plain brown. But if you are doing your own illustration and want to mix things up a little, science may be on your side. Researchers have made a discovery that makes them think mammoths might have come in both light and dark colors.
Humans and other mammals each have two copies of a gene called Mc1r. This gene helps control hair color.
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