Abstract

The cavefish Phreatichthys andruzzii has lost the capacity to perform light-mediated DNA repair. This finding provides further support for the 'nocturnal bottleneck' hypothesis which posits that many key mammalian traits originated from adaptations linked to the nocturnal lifestyle of our early evolutionary ancestors.

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