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The sclerotome is the source of the dorsal and anal fin skeleton and its expansion is required for median fin development.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 15 Dec 2024
Bailon-Zambrano Raisa, Keating Margaret K, Sales Emily C, Nichols Abigail R, Gustafson Grace E, Hopkins Colette A, Kocha Katrinka M, Huang Peng, Barske Lindsey, Nichols James T
Abstract excerpt
Paired locomotion appendages are hypothesized to have redeployed the developmental program of median appendages, such as the dorsal and anal fins. Compared with paired fins, and limbs, median appendages remain surprisingly understudied. Here, we report that a dominant zebrafish mutant, smoothback (smb), fails to develop a dorsal fin. Moreover, the anal fin is reduced along the antero-posterior axis, and spine...
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