R. Craig Albertson, UMass Amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

R. Craig Albertson, UMass Amherst

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UMass Amherst biologist Craig Albertson works with a system - cichlid fishes - known as champions of phenotypic plasticity that can alter, in a single season, jawbone hardness or shape to match feeding conditions. In a new paper, he and colleagues identify the well-studied chemical/molecular system known as the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway as an important player in the process.

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