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Linked genetic loci and genotype-dependent temperature effects shape craniofacial morphology in medaka.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 3 Jun 2026
Shinya Minori, Kimura Tetsuaki, Ikeda Takafumi, Nakamura Ryohei, Takeda Hiroyuki, Naruse Kiyoshi
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Craniofacial morphology is a fundamental and complex trait, vital for survival and crucial for social interactions such as individual recognition and mate selection. While its overall form is conserved within a species, significant individual diversity exists, controlled by both genetic and environmental factors. To elucidate its genetic basis, we employed quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis using F2 progeny...
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