The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes. Native to India and South Asia, it is a popular aquarium fish, frequently so
The mesoderm is the middle layer of the three germ layers that develops during gastrulation in the very early development of the embryo of most animals. The outer layer is the ectoderm, and the inner
In anatomy, the notochord is a flexible rod which is similar in structure to the stiffer cartilage. If a species has a notochord at any stage of its life cycle (along with 4 other features), it is,
Sonic hedgehog protein (SHH) is encoded for by the SHH gene. The protein is named after the character Sonic the Hedgehog.This signaling molecule is key in regulating embryonic morphogenesis in all a
A chordate (ˈkɔːrdeɪt ) is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata (kɔrˈdeɪtə ). All chordates possess, at some point during their larval or adult stages, five distinctive physical characteristic