Article
Zebrafish puma mutant decouples pigment pattern and somatic metamorphosis.
Developmental biology - 15 Apr 2003
Parichy David M, Turner Jessica M
Abstract excerpt
The genetic and developmental bases for trait expression and variation in adults are largely unknown. One system in which genes and cell behaviors underlying adult traits can be elucidated is the larval-to-adult transformation of zebrafish, Danio rerio. Metamorphosis in this and many other teleost fishes resembles amphibian metamorphosis, as a variety of larval traits (e.g., fins, skin, digestive tract, sensory...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Melanophores
- Metamorphosis, Biological
- Mutation
- Skin Pigmentation
- Temperature
- Zebrafish
