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How the Atlantic herring adapted to the brackish water of the Baltic Sea
- May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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When the Atlantic herring colonized the Baltic Sea thousands of years ago, it needed to adapt to the low salinity. Genes with a vital role in the functioning of sperm, eggs and embryos were crucial to this adaptation. A new study by researchers from Uppsala University and other institutions, published in the journal PNAS, shows that mutations in four specific genes were particularly important.
Originally published at Phys.org