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    Melanin Protection: Exposure to nuclear radiation to black frogs reveals the role of evolution

    • Last Update: 2022-10-12
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The extreme color gradient


    On April 26, 1986, an accident


    Radiation destroys an organism's genetic material and produces undesirable mutations


    Melanin protects against radiation

    Our work at Chernobyl began in 2016


    Melanin is the reason why


    The color of the tree frog

    After detecting the first black frogs in 2016, we decided to study the role


    Over the course of three years, we analyzed the skin color on the backs of more than 200 male frogs captured in 12 different breeding ponds


    Our work shows that the color of the Chernobyl tree frog is much


    Evolutionary reactions

    Our findings suggest that the Chernobyl frog may have undergone a rapid evolutionary process to cope with radiation


    The study of the Chernobyl black frog is the first step


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