Advancing Biology with Zebrafish: Genetic Tools for Developmental Studies and More
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Blog Post
...morpholinos. When injected into zygotes, morpholinos complementary to a target mRNA inhibit its translation either...observation unlocked novel research into genetic compensation, a previously unknown mechanism of gene regulation...established body plan including head, eyes, and tail. Compared to the opaque mouse embryo, where similar processes... been tracked using microscopy and advanced computational approaches (Keller et al., 2008). This microscopy-based...generation time and labor-intensive maintenance compared to invertebrate model systems, and their resistance...References
El-Brolosy, Mohamed A., et al. "Genetic compensation triggered by mutant mRNA degradation." Nature...