Model Organisms Flashcards

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C. Elegans

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  • Easy to grow
  • non pathogenic
  • 1000 cells
  • translucent
  • stable mutants available for study
  • all cells ahave been coded and differentiation predicted
  • contributions
    1. RNAi first discovered
    2. apoptotic genes first discovered
    3. miRNA first discovered (Lin-4)
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Red Sea Urchins

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dont get cancer

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Zebrafish

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  • study mutations
  • transparent embryos
  • genetic similarity to humans
  • rapid development
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Red spotted Newt

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regenerate limbs with redifferentiation

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