100 POINTS
I am asking 2 questions because im giving so many points...

1. Describe the first hypothesis that scientists have about blindness in the Mexican tetra. Be sure to discuss pleiotropy in your answer.\

2. One effect of the Hedgehog gene is to make cave tetras go blind. What is another effect it might have?

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Answer:

these are odd questions....

Explanation:

1. they are curious about how they get blind

2. the quills

Answer:

1.The first hypothesis is that blindness gives the tetra some sort of evolutionary advantage. That advantage might be the result of pleiotropy, which is when multiple effects are caused by the same mutation in one gene. Scientists think that the mutation that causes blindness in the tetra might also cause a "seemingly unrelated change in the fish that is beneficial."

2. Another effect it might have is to improve cave tetras' sense of smell.

Explanation:

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