Code
3G004008
Duration
01 January 2008 → 30 December 2013
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Animal biology
- Genetics
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine
Keywords
Danio rerio
evo-devo
vertebrae
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
vertebral fusion
zebrafish
malformations
Project description
The hypothesis is tested that 'normality' of vertebral fusion in evolution can provide us with insights into the pathological, ontogenetic process of vertebral fusion, through comparing zebrafish and Atlantic salmon. The study will be carried out via (1) histo-morphological research, (2) detection of spatio-temporal distribution of regulatory and structural molecules involved in the formation of vertebrae, and (3) organ cultures.