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The nature and distribution of putative non-functional alleles suggest only two independent events at the origins of Astyanax mexicanus cavefish populations.
BMC ecology and evolution - 1 Apr 2024
Policarpo Maxime, Legendre Laurent, Germon Isabelle, Lafargeas Philippe, Espinasa Luis, Rétaux Sylvie, Casane Didier
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies suggested that cavefish populations of Astyanax mexicanus settled during the Late Pleistocene. This implies that the cavefish's most conspicuous phenotypic changes, blindness and depigmentation, and more cryptic characters important for cave life, evolved rapidly. RESULTS: Using the published genomes of 47 Astyanax cavefish from la Cueva de El Pachón, El Sótano de la Tinaja, La Cueva...
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