Unraveling the transcriptomic landscape of eye migration and visual adaptations during flatfish metamorphosis

Abstract Flatfish undergo a remarkable metamorphosis from symmetrical pelagic larvae to fully asymmetrical benthic juveniles. The most distinctive features of this transformation is the migration of one eye. The molecular role of thyroid hormone in the metamorphosis process in flatfishes is well est...

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Main Authors: Laura Guerrero-Peña, Paula Suarez-Bregua, Lucía Sánchez-Ruiloba, Luis Méndez-Martínez, Pablo García-Fernández, Ricardo Tur, Juan J. Tena, Josep Rotllant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-05951-x