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Table 4 Raw mean (and S.D.) skin and hair M index values and frequency of rs2228479 derived allele in islands and neighborhoods sampled here

From: MC1R diversity in Northern Island Melanesia has not been constrained by strong purifying selection and cannot explain pigmentation phenotype variation in the region

Island/Neighborhood

N

Mean skin M (SD)

Mean hair M

rs2228479 A allele frequency

Bougainville

78

89.8 (9.7)

147.6 (14.8)

0.10

Kukuavo

32

91.9 (8.5)

138.6 (8.9)

0.12

Saposa Island

16

82.6 (8.3)

150.1 (7.7)

0.16

New Britain

286

  

0.15

Arimegi Island

44

65.2 (5.3)

157.5 (11.1)

0.33

Kariai (Anem)

16

71.3 (4.3)

149.0 (8.8)

0.09

Pureling (Anem)

12

67.0 (6.9)

146.5 (12.2)

0.08

Kisiluvi (Mamousi)

29

68.8 (6.0)

155.0 (17.0)

0.05

Lingite (Mamousi)

13

69.3 (7.7)

164.4 (17.4)

0.04

“other” Mamousi

20

67.5 (4.6)

159.0 (15.7)

0.07

Loso (Nakanai)

10

70.9 (6.8)

164.3 (28.4)

0.05

Uasilau (Ata)

38

67.4 (5.3)

150.6 (15.1)

0.09

Lugei (Ata)

11

67.0 (5.6)

173.9 (21.1)

0.04

Bileki (Nakanai)

18

66.7 (6.3)

143.3 (15.4)

0.19

Ubili (Nakanai)

27

67.6 (6.5)

166.1 (20.1)

0.19

New Ireland

147

73.9 (8.4)

151.5 (22.4)

0.17

Tigak

25

72.9 (8.6)

156.0 (16.5)

0.32

Nailik

19

72.8 (6.7)

151.1 (25.1)

0.21

Kabil (Kuot)

32

76.1 (8.3)

151.1 (17.0)

0.13

Notsi

16

74.1 (9.9)

161.1 (21.2)

0.09

Madak

23

77.0 (8.3)

145.6 (28.3)

0.07

New Hanover

84

76.7 (7.4)

154.5 (16.2)

0.26

North Lavongai

62

76.7 (6.9)

155.2 (16.3)

0.30

South Lavongai

13

77.3 (9.9)

150.3 (14.2)

0.15

  1. Populations in boldface type speak non-Austronesian languages