The Sea Squirt, <i>Ciona intestinalis</i> (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

The Sea Squirt, <i>Ciona intestinalis</i>

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Its simple body organization and close kinship to vertebrates make the sea squirt Ciona an attractive model organism to study the genetic underpinnings of heart development.

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Daniel Stolte/UANews

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