Zebrafish are small (3–4 centimeters) tropical freshwater fish long popular among aquarium hobbyists. In the early 1970s, George Streisinger at the University of Oregon established zebrafish as a model organism in order to exploit a variety of experimental advantages. Zebrafish have a relatively short generation time of approximately three months. Large clutches of embryos can be obtained from a single mating (typically 100 to 300 fertilized eggs), and a large number of progeny can be... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2022. 3p.