Inherited Blindness in Some Cavefish Arose Through

question 29

Multiple Choice

Inherited blindness in some cavefish arose through:

• A)an individual mutant fish that displayed reproductive success.
• B)atrophy of the eye when unused in darkness.
• C)viral infection of the optic nerve.
• D)a defect in gene splicing.
• E)separate incidences of inactivating mutation in the Oca2 gene.

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