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Genetic analysis of fin formation in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 1996
van Eeden F J, Granato M, Schach U, Brand M, Furutani-Seiki M, Haffter P, Hammerschmidt M, Heisenberg C P, Jiang Y J, Kane D A, Kelsh R N, Mullins M C, Odenthal J, Warga R M, Nüsslein-Volhard C
Abstract excerpt
In the zebrafish, Danio rerio, a caudal and pectoral fin fold develop during embryogenesis. At larval stages the caudal fin fold is replaced by four different fins, the unpaired anal, dorsal and tail fins. In addition the paired pelvic fins are formed. We have identified a total of 118 mutations affecting larval fin formation. Mutations in 11 genes lead to abnormal morphology or degeneration of both caudal and...
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