Live-bearing fish have repeatedly adapted to life in sulfidic hot springs. A new study finds consistent changes in morphology, physiology and gene expression but no repeated genomic adaptation. This raises further questions about genetic redundancy, polygenic adaptation and the broader significance of repeated adaptation in natural systems.

Department of Botany Faculty of Science Charles University Prague 12800 Czech Republic; Division of Evolutionary Ecology Institute of Ecology and Evolution University of Bern Bern 3012 Switzerland

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