Boy fish move mountains to attract girl fish 2

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What fish won't do for love: For days, male cichlids scoop up sand and spit it in piles to build structures called bowers to attract females. Scientists have now observed genes activate while they do it. Could gene activation be steering the behavior? Credit: Georgia Tech / Ben Brumfield / Felt

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CIS, cis regulation, Gene Regulation, Gene Regulators, mating behavior, mating, cichlid, bower, castle, Autism, ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Autism Spectrum, hybrid animal, stacking, behavior, Genes And Blood Pressure, Regulatory Gene, Upregulation, down regulation, evolution, Evolution Biology, evolution genetics
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  • Created By: Ben Brumfield
  • Created On: Nov 21, 2018 - 11:24am
  • Last Updated: Nov 28, 2018 - 2:24pm