Zebrafish

Word ZEBRAFISH
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What do we mean by zebrafish?

A small freshwater fish (Danio rerio) of South Asia that has horizontal dark blue and silvery stripes, is popular in home aquariums, and is used as a model organism in the study of developmental biology and medical genetics. noun

A small striped fish, Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments. noun

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The word "zebrafish" in example sentences

The zebrafish is a popular drug research model because it is transparent and the effects of drugs are easily monitored. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Morris calls the zebrafish an ideal genetic model for studies of development and disease. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today, scientists can offer a real-life glimpse of this developmental bifurcation by pointing to vertebrates, such as zebrafish, that retain pharyngeal teeth only; others, such as mouse and human, that have oral teeth only; and a subset, including cichlids, that thrives with both. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, methodology that allows spatio-temporally knockdown of gene expression in various model organisms such as zebrafish has not been well established, which largely limits the potential of zebrafish as a vertebrate model of human malignant disorders. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In lower vertebrates in particular, such as zebrafish, telomerase is constitutively active in multiple organs and may support continuous growth of the animal throughout its lifespan ❋ Unknown (2008)

As I descended into the shadowy depths of the general Googlesphere, I found articles on the acclimatization of zebrafish and milk production in dairy cows. ❋ Martin Marks (2011)

The drug was found in a zebrafish screen run by Dr. Zon, who says this is the first drug to go from a zebrafish screen to human trials. ❋ Amy Dockser Marcus (2012)

"Many factors go into attractiveness," says Christian Lawrence, a fish biologist at Children's Hospital Boston who manages a large zebrafish facility. ❋ Amy Dockser Marcus (2012)

So rather than leave romance to chance, researchers are shoring up efforts to understand the moods and social habits of the zebrafish—thousands of which may be used in a single drug screen. ❋ Amy Dockser Marcus (2012)

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