Genome editing reveals fitness effects of a gene for sexual dichromatism in Sulawesian fishes

The mutations underlying sexually selected traits like the red fins on a male medaka fish can be hard to pinpoint. Using a new genome, transcriptomics and gene editing, Ansai et al. find that the gene csf1 causes male fins to be red, which attracts females and, surprisingly, is less attractive to pr...

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Autores principales: Satoshi Ansai, Koji Mochida, Shingo Fujimoto, Daniel F. Mokodongan, Bayu Kreshna Adhitya Sumarto, Kawilarang W. A. Masengi, Renny K. Hadiaty, Atsushi J. Nagano, Atsushi Toyoda, Kiyoshi Naruse, Kazunori Yamahira, Jun Kitano
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b78e2e369680413eb1daf96ab6998a16
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Sumario:The mutations underlying sexually selected traits like the red fins on a male medaka fish can be hard to pinpoint. Using a new genome, transcriptomics and gene editing, Ansai et al. find that the gene csf1 causes male fins to be red, which attracts females and, surprisingly, is less attractive to predators.