The Genetic Basis for Diversity

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The Genetic Basis for Diversity

Researchers studying five species of African cichlid fishes have uncovered a variety of features that enabled the fishes to thrive in new habitats and ecological niches within the Great Lakes of East Africa.

The study helps explain the genetic basis for the incredible diversity among cichlid fishes and provides new information about vertebrate evolution. The genomic information from the study will help answer questions about human biology and disease.