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The evolution of cichlid fish egg-spots is linked with a cis-regulatory change

The origin of novel phenotypic characters is a key component in organismal diversification; yet, the mechanisms underlying the emergence of such evolutionary novelties are largely unknown. Here we examine the origin of egg-spots, an evolutionary innovation of the most species-rich group of cichlids,...

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Autores principales: Santos, M. Emília, Braasch, Ingo, Boileau, Nicolas, Meyer, Britta S., Sauteur, Loïc, Böhne, Astrid, Belting, Heinz-Georg, Affolter, Markus, Salzburger, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25296686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6149