Evolution: The genetics of trait evolution in cavefish

被引:1
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作者
Borowsky, Richard [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU, Dept Biol, New York, NY 10003 USA
关键词
CONVERGENCE; ADAPTATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.016
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Albino cavefish sleep less than their pigmented siblings. A recent study used CRISPR-Cas9-directed mutation to establish unambiguously that loss of function of a single gene, ocular and cutaneous albinism2, underlies both phenotypes, one morphological, the other behavioral.
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页码:R1014 / R1016
页数:3
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