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The Developmental Genetics of Vertebrate Color Pattern Formation: Lessons from Zebrafish.
Current topics in developmental biology - 1 Jan 2016
Irion Uwe, Singh Ajeet Pratap, Nüsslein-Volhard Christiane
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Color patterns are prominent features of many animals; they are highly variable and evolve rapidly leading to large diversities even within a single genus. As targets for natural as well as sexual selection, they are of high evolutionary significance. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has become an important model organism for developmental biology and biomedical research in general, and it is the model organism to...
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