killifish

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Using two strains of medaka (Japanese killifish, Oryzias latipes), we compared genomic sequence and mapped ~37. 3 million nucleosome cores from medaka Hd-rR blastulae, together with 11,654 representative transcription start sites from six embryonic stages.

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  1. noun Any of numerous small fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae, including the guppy and mosquito fish, inhabiting chiefly fresh and brackish waters in warm regions.

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  • The "mangrove killifish" would be ideal, and more than one. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Using two strains of medaka (Japanese killifish, Oryzias latipes), we compared genomic sequence and mapped ~37. 3 million nucleosome cores from medaka Hd-rR blastulae, together with 11,654 representative transcription start sites from six embryonic stages. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Angelo Bisazza at the University of Padova decided to test this idea, by looking at small freshwater fish called killifish. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • Dadda and Bisazza occasionally placed a tank containing the larger predatory pumpkinseed sunfish in front of the feeding area, so that any killifish swimming across found itself face-to-face with a threat. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • In the case of the killifish in this experiment, partitioning roles to different parts of the brain seems to have brought clear benefits. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
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/ˈkɪlɪfɪʃ/
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