title: Human diversity, environmental adaptation and neural crest.
abstract: The relationship between anatomical/physiological traits, environmental adaptability and neural crest is described, and possible mechanisms leading to human diversity are suggested. It is concluded that environmental adaptation seems to be limited to those structures of neural crest origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Irmak
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozcan
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000715:Anatomy; D001824:Body Constitution; D004777:Environment; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009432:Neural Crest / Q000502:physiology*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology