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Evolution: convergent eye losses in fishy circumstances.

Current biology : CB - 8 Jan 2008

Niven Jeremy E

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Eye loss has occurred independently several times in Mexican cavefish. A new study shows that some aspects of vision can be restored by crossing cavefish from different populations, suggesting that changes at multiple loci contribute to eye loss.

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PMID: 18177709
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.020

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