Genetic architecture underlying changes in carotenoid accumulation during the evolution of the Blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus
M. R. Riddle, A. Aspiras, F. Damen, J. N. Hutchinson, D. Chinnapen, C. Tabin
The paper investigates genetic changes in Astyanax mexicanus cavefish that lead to carotenoid accumulation in visceral adipose tissue, identifying multiple stages of carotenoid processing affected by cave adaptation.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2019Evolutionary Biology