Long-term hybridization in a karst window reveals the genetic basis of eye loss in cavefish
Riley Kellermeyer, Luis Espinasa, Chris Seidel, William B. Redwine, Rachel L. Moran, Sylvain Bertho, Emma Y. Roback, Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García, Dana Alegre, Kyle Weaver, Jay Unruh, Benjamin Troutwine, Yongfu Wang, Tathagata Biswas, Masato Yoshizawa, , Nicolas Rohner
The paper identifies a specific SNP in Cx50 linked to eye loss in cavefish using a hybrid population from a karst window.
bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology