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University of Maryland

Astyanax Figure

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The fish Astyanax mexicanus exists in two distinct forms: A surface-dwelling form with eyes (top) and a blind, cave-dwelling form without eyes (bottom). A new University of Maryland-led study identified a gene responsible for eye loss in the blind form. The gene is also responsible for the human disease homocystinuria.

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