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Establishing genetically controlled closed colonies of an ascidian.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 2026
Satou Yutaka, Yoshida Manabu, Yoshida Reiko, Tokuhiro Shin-Ichi, Shibata Aika, Kohtsuka Hisanori, Kakizaki Hiromi, Aratake Satoe, Yoshikawa Akihiro, Masuda Reiji, Kusakabe Takehiro G, Ogasawara Michio, Hamada Mayuko, Shiba Kogiku, Inaba Kazuo, Satoh Nori, Sasakura Yasunori
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Recent technological advances have made many 'non-model' organisms accessible for experimental studies. However, inbred reference strains are not available for many of these, a situation that potentially affects experimental reproducibility. Although ascidians, Ciona intestinalis type A (or C. robusta), are widely used for developmental biology, the development of reference strains has not been successful. As an...
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