zebrafish
Lab tank swimmer
Zebrafish are small freshwater fish native to South Asia, named for the horizontal stripes running along their bodies.
They have become one of the most important model organisms in biological research because their embryos are transparent, allowing scientists to observe development in real time.
The lab uses zebrafish to study how genes affect organ formation.
They're also popular in home aquariums, where they're valued for being hardy and easy to care for.
Of hot, humid regions
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- tankLarge storage vessel
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- schoolingFormal education received
fins · scales · gills · swimming · habitat · substrate · filtration · oxygenation
Organism before birth
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- transparentAllowing light through
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
vertebrate · screening · phenotype · mutagenesis · CRISPR · knockout · bioassay · toxicology
Having contrasting bands
- bandsMusical performing groups
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
streamlined · small · barbels · minnow-like · pigmentation · translucent · pattern
Study of nervous systems
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- organogenesisEmbryonic tissue becoming structures
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
cancer · disease · pharmacology · toxicology · neurodegeneration · behavioral · pathogenesis · preclinical
India's holiest river
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
- NepalSouth Asian mountain nation
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
omnivore · lifespan · breeding · spawning · diurnal · social · shoaling · wild-type
Organism's total hereditary material
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- allelesVariant forms of genes
genotype · sequencing · transgenic · cloning · heredity · nucleotide · transcription · haploid
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- tankLarge storage vessel
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
schooling · fins · scales · gills · swimming · habitat · substrate · filtration · oxygenation · pet
embryo
Organism before birth
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- transparentAllowing light through
regeneration · vertebrate · screening · phenotype · mutagenesis · CRISPR · knockout · bioassay · toxicology · high-throughput
striped
Having contrasting bands
iridescent · streamlined · small · barbels · minnow-like · pigmentation · translucent · pattern
neuroscience
Study of nervous systems
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- organogenesisEmbryonic tissue becoming structures
regeneration · cancer · disease · pharmacology · toxicology · neurodegeneration · behavioral · pathogenesis · preclinical · therapeutic
Ganges
India's holiest river
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
- NepalSouth Asian mountain nation
subtropical · omnivore · lifespan · breeding · spawning · diurnal · social · shoaling · wild-type · streams
genome
Organism's total hereditary material
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
alleles · genotype · sequencing · transgenic · cloning · heredity · nucleotide · transcription · haploid · diploid
zebrafishsaltwater fish
Ocean-dwelling aquatic vertebrate
marine fish · deep-sea fish · tuna · cod · coral reef fish
zebrafishwhale shark
Biggest fish species
great white shark · blue marlin · giant grouper · ocean sunfish · bluefin tuna