Genetic characterization and in vivo image analysis of novel zebrafish Danio rerio pigment mutants.

Abstract excerpt

This study reports the isolation and characterization of a new type of transparent zebrafish Danio rerio mutant called pinky (pk), which has been visually isolated from a spontaneous mutation in a D. rerio colony. The pk larvae possess complex mutations affecting pigmentation because of missing pigment cells or a dramatic reduction in the chromatophore number. The pk displays a totally colourless phenotype and...

Topics

• Animals
• Animals, Genetically Modified
• Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
• Male
• Mutation
• Pigments, Biological
• Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Zebrafish