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September 28, 2025

Craniofacial-specific transcriptomics uncovers novel genes underlying jaw divergence in dietary specialist pupfishes.

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MPM. Fernanda PalominosVMVanessa MuhlCMChristopher H. Martin

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Overview

Analysis uncovers 14 candidate genes linked to craniofacial evolution in Cyprinodon pupfishes, indicating adaptive radiation.

Key Points

  • Novel gene expression patterns explain craniofacial divergence in adaptive radiation of pupfishes.
  • Fourteen candidate genes linked to craniofacial evolution were identified through differential expression analysis.
  • Craniofacial-specific gene expression was compared between distinct trophic specialists and a conserved region.
  • Findings highlight the integration of transcriptomics and speciation genomics to understand evolutionary mechanisms.

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Palominos et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d90a0a41e1c178a14f677bhttps://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf207
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