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Alterations in Mc1r gene expression are associated with regressive pigmentation in Astyanax cavefish.

Development genes and evolution - 1 Nov 2015

Stahl Bethany A, Gross Joshua B

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Diverse changes in coloration across distant taxa are mediated through alterations in certain highly conserved pigmentation genes. Among these genes, Mc1r is a frequent target for mutation, and many documented alterations involve coding sequence changes. We investigated whether regulatory mutations in Mc1r may also contribute to pigmentation loss in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. This species...

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PMID: 26462499
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-015-0517-0
PMCID: PMC4749435

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