Team discovers the genetic basis for the repeated evolution of color patterns
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Konstanz, headed by Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer, has discovered the genetic basis for the repeated evolution of colour patterns. The findings about the stripes of the diverse species of East African cichlid fishes explain how evolution can repeat itself at record speed. The study is published in Science magazine on 26 October.