Two melanic pigment patterns are associated with a sex chromosome-linked oncogene in the mountain swordtail Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
Lyle A. Given, Landen Gozashti, John James Baczenas, Rhea Sood, Nadia B. Haghani, Kelsie E. Hunnicutt, Theresa Rose Gunn, Gabriel A Preising, Peter H. Sudmant, Daniel L. Powell, Tristram O. Dodge, Molly E. Schumer
This study identifies two melanic pigmentation patterns in Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl linked to the sex chromosome-linked oncogene xmrk through long-read sequencing and GWAS.
bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology