PUBLICATION
Evolution of danio pigment pattern development
- Authors
- Parichy, D.M.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-060719-18
- Date
- 2006
- Source
- Heredity 97(3): 200-210 (Review)
- Registered Authors
- Parichy, David M.
- Keywords
- pigment pattern, neural crest, melanophore, xanthophore, evolution
- MeSH Terms
-
- Animals
- Biological Evolution*
- Body Patterning*/genetics
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Pigmentation*/genetics
- Zebrafish/classification
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish/growth & development*
- PubMed
- 16835593 Full text @ Heredity
Citation
Parichy, D.M. (2006) Evolution of danio pigment pattern development. Heredity. 97(3):200-210.
Abstract
Pigment patterns of danio fishes are emerging as a useful system for studying the evolution of developmental mechanisms underlying adult form. Different closely related species within the genera Danio and Devario exhibit a range of pigment patterns including horizontal stripes, vertical bars, and others. In this review, I summarize recent work identifying the genetic and cellular bases for adult pigment pattern formation in the zebrafish Danio rerio, as well as studies of how these mechanisms have evolved in other danios. Together, these analyses highlight the importance of latent precursors at post-embrynoic stages, as well as interactions within and among pigment cell classes, for both pigment pattern development and evolution.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping