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An evolutionary origin and selection process of goldfish.
Gene - 1 Feb 2009
Komiyama Tomoyoshi, Kobayashi Hiroyuki, Tateno Yoshio, Inoko Hidetoshi, Gojobori Takashi, Ikeo Kazuho
Abstract excerpt
Many different physical characteristics of goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus), such as celestial and telescopic eyes, fancy but uncontrollable shapes of tail fin, an unfittingly fat body, and loss of dorsal fins, provide us with a unique opportunity of studying artificial selection on phenotypic changes on the basis of molecular evolution. The aim of the present study is to elucidate the evolutionary origin and...
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