Journal Article
Defining the unseen: Population-specific markers for Astyanax mexicanus blind cavefish
Manning, A.E., Grunwald, H., Moran, R., Rodriguez-Morales, R., Powers, A.K., McGaugh, S. and Kowalko, J.E.
Record Number:
6362
Year:
2024
Journal:
Zebrafish
Pages:
yy
Volume:
xx
Abstract:
Astyanax mexicanus is an emerging model system used to study development,
evolution, and behavior of multiple cavefish populations that have repeatedly
evolved from conspecific surface fish. Although surface and cavefish
live and breed in the laboratory, there are no rapid methods for distinguishing
between different cavefish populations. We present 2 methods for genotyping
fish for a total of 16 population-specific markers using methods that
are easy and inexpensive to implement in a basic molecular biology laboratory.
This resource will help researchers maintain independent stocks within
the laboratory and distinguish between fish from different populations.
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