A chromosome level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution.
Wesley C. Warren, Tyler E. Boggs, Richard L Borowsky, Brian M. Carlson, Estephany Ferrufino, Joshua B. Gross, LaDeana Hillier, Zhilian Hu, Alex C. Keene, Alexander Kenzior, Johanna E. Kowalko, Chad Tomlinson, Milinn Kremitzki, Madeleine E. Lemieux, Tina A. Graves-Lindsay, , Nicolas Rohner
The paper presents a chromosome-level genome of surface fish Astyanax mexicanus and uses it to identify genetic factors contributing to trait evolution in cavefish populations.
Nature Communications · Mar 4, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics