Mutated Gene in Fish Helpful for Homocystinuria

The Mexican Cavefish lives in caves with little oxygen and no light. With this habitat, the fish mutated from another species and has no eyes. In fact, with this mutation, blood flow is cut off to the eyes during embryonic development. 

Scientists have been studying the fish to learn more about the human disease homocystinuria which causes blindness and other problems for humans. Now that the specific gene mutation has been identified, scientists hope it will help in solving homocysinuria. 

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