Evolution of pigment synthesis pathways by gene and genome duplication in fish
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Coloration and color patterning belong to the most diverse phenotypic traits in animals. Particularly, teleost fishes possess more pigment cell types than any other group of vertebrates. As the result of an ancient fish-specific geno...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-05-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/74 |