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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Main Authors: Volff Jean-Nicolas, Schartl Manfred, Braasch Ingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/74