Genes from Mom Prevent Defect (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Genes from Mom Prevent Defect

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Compared to a normal zebrafish embryo (right), an embryo lacking gdf3 (left) inherited from mom shows major defects resulting from its inability to form mesoderm and endoderm cells early in development.

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Pelliccia et al., 2017.

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Pelliccia et al., 2017.

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