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The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss.
Nature communications - 20 Oct 2014
McGaugh Suzanne E, Gross Joshua B, Aken Bronwen, Blin Maryline, Borowsky Richard, Chalopin Domitille, Hinaux Hélène, Jeffery William R, Keene Alex, Ma Li, Minx Patrick, Murphy Daniel, O'Quin Kelly E, Rétaux Sylvie, Rohner Nicolas, Searle Steve M J, Stahl Bethany A, Tabin Cliff, Volff Jean-Nicolas, Yoshizawa Masato, Warren Wesley C
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Natural populations subjected to strong environmental selection pressures offer a window into the genetic underpinnings of evolutionary change. Cavefish populations, Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characiphysi), exhibit repeated, independent evolution for a variety of traits including eye degeneration, pigment loss, increased size and number of taste buds and mechanosensory organs, and shifts in many behavioural...
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