Comparative Transcriptome Profiling of the Loaches Triplophysa bleekeri and Triplophysa rosa Reveals Potential Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration

Eye degeneration is one of the most obvious characteristics of organisms restricted to subterranean habitats. In cavefish, eye degeneration has evolved independently numerous times and each process is associated with different genetic mechanisms. To gain a better understanding of these mechanisms, w...

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Main Authors: Qingyuan Zhao, Renyi Zhang, Yingqi Xiao, Yabing Niu, Feng Shao, Yanping Li, Zuogang Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.01334/full