Horst Wilkens researched blind cavefish in 1988, comparing them t...

20. Quantitative Genetics

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20. Quantitative Genetics

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Lake fish genes inhibit eye growth, while cavefish genes promote it.

Lake fish genes promote eye growth, while cavefish genes inhibit it.

Both cavefish and lake fish genes promote eye growth, but lake fish genes are more effective.

Both cavefish and lake fish genes inhibit eye growth, but cavefish genes are more effective.

Horst Wilkens researched blind cavefish in 1988, comparing them to individuals of a sibling species located in a lake with normal eyesight. The species with normal vision were named "lake fish." Speculate on the role of the genes involved in this difference.