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SUBMITTER: Albertson RC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6123627 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Albertson R Craig RC Kawasaki Kenta C KC Tetrault Emily R ER Powder Kara E KE
Communications biology 20180531
Elasmoid scales are the most common epithelial appendage among vertebrates, however an understanding of the genetic mechanisms that underlie variation in scale shape is lacking. Using an F<sub>2</sub> mapping cross between morphologically distinct cichlid species, we identified >40 QTL for scale shape at different body positions. We show that while certain regions of the genome regulate variation in multiple scales, most are specific to scales at distinct positions. This suggests a degree of reg ...[more]