How mutant zebrafish helped unlock the secret to their stripes
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 11:50
in Biology & Nature
Zebrafish are one of the most well studied animals on the planet. But how they came by their beautiful black and gold stripes is more of a mystery. Our new research used mathematical modeling—and detailed observations of mutant zebrafish patterns—to get to the bottom of one of nature's oldest secrets.