Article
A complex genetic architecture in zebrafish relatives Danio quagga and D. kyathit underlies development of stripes and spots.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2021
McCluskey Braedan M, Uji Susumu, Mancusi Joseph L, Postlethwait John H, Parichy David M
Abstract excerpt
Vertebrate pigmentation is a fundamentally important, multifaceted phenotype. Zebrafish, Danio rerio, has been a valuable model for understanding genetics and development of pigment pattern formation due to its genetic and experimental tractability, advantages that are shared across several Danio species having a striking array of pigment patterns. Here, we use the sister species D. quagga and D. kyathit, with...
Topics
- Animals
- Cyprinidae
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Embryonic Development
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Melanophores
- Metamorphosis, Biological
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Skin Pigmentation