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News Release 09-180
East African Cichlid Fish Offer New Understanding of Genetic Basis of Sex Determination
Diversity of fish in East African lakes points to mechanism for evolution of sex chromosomes
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A female orange blotch morph cichlid fish swims near Nankoma Island, Malawi.
Credit: Reade Roberts
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With the female orange blotch fish is a bright blue male, visible in the lower left of the first frame.
Credit: Reade Roberts/University of Maryland
A female orange blotch morph cichlid fish almost blends with a rock near Ngwazi, Tanzania.
Credit: Ad Konings
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