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flag Blind cavefish in Mexico's cave ponds evolved heightened taste through increased taste buds due to loss of sight.

flag Blind cavefish evolved extraordinary taste buds on their head and chin due to loss of sight in Mexico's cave ponds. flag Over thousands of years, they lost their vision but developed a heightened sense of taste, with taste buds increasing into adulthood. flag Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that this adaptation is controlled by two regions of the genome. flag The increased taste buds may help cavefish adapt to different food sources and environments.

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