Genomic and genetic insights into speciation and pigment pattern diversification in Danio fishes
Jianguo Lü, Marco Podobnik, Junrou Huang, Braedan M. McCluskey, Shane McCarthy, Jonathan M. D. Wood, Joanna Collins, James Torrance, Ying Sims, Dong Gao, Jing Huang, Jia Liu, Wenyu Fang, Peilin Huang, Chunlei Ma, , John H. Postlethwait
This study investigates the genomic and genetic factors underlying speciation and pigment pattern diversification in Danio fishes, revealing introgression, functional divergence of specific genes, and evolutionary changes in protein and regulatory sequences.
bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2025 · PreprintGenomics