Quantitative genetic analysis of retinal degeneration in the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus.

The retina is the light-sensitive tissue of the eye that facilitates vision. Mutations within genes affecting eye development and retinal function cause a host of degenerative visual diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa and anophthalmia/microphthalmia. The characin fish Astyanax mexicanus includ...

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Main Authors: Kelly E O'Quin, Masato Yoshizawa, Pooja Doshi, William R Jeffery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577753?pdf=render