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Table 1 Genetic alterations identified in candidate genes associated with bite differences

From: Genetic mapping of craniofacial traits in the Mexican tetra reveals loci associated with bite differences between cave and surface fish

Gene

Name

Location

Genetic Alteration

Amino Acid Change

Cavefish Population affected

RAB19

RAB19, member RAS oncogene family

7:84044128414687

Nonsynonymous SNP

Histidine -> Glutamine

Pachón, Molino, and Tinaja

arfgap3

ADP ribosylation factor

GTPase activating protein 3

7:84467928462735

Nonsynonymous SNP

Proline -> Histidine

Pachón

pacsin2

Protein kinase C and casein kinase substrate in neurons protein 2

7:84640678496854

Nonsynonymous SNP

Phenylalanine -> Leucine

Pachón and Molino

large1

LARGE xylosyl- and glucuronyltransferase 1

7:90767099165670

Nonsynonymous SNP

Aspartic acid -> Asparagine

Pachón, Molino, and Tinaja

USP15

ubiquitin specific peptidase 15

7:99288599967471

1-13 bp deletions

-

Pachón, Molino, and Tinaja