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Genetic compensation induced by deleterious mutations but not gene knockdowns

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  • Andrea Rossi

    (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research)

  • Zacharias Kontarakis

    (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research)

  • Claudia Gerri

    (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research)

  • Hendrik Nolte

    (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
    † Present address: Institute for Genetics and CECAD, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany)

  • Soraya Hölper

    (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research)

  • Marcus Krüger

    (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
    † Present address: Institute for Genetics and CECAD, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany)

  • Didier Y. R. Stainier

    (Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research)

Abstract

Zebrafish embryos injected with egfl7 morpholino exhibit severe vascular defects but egfl7 mutants do not show any obvious phenotypes, illustrating the power of comparing mutants and morphants to identify modifier genes.

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  • Andrea Rossi & Zacharias Kontarakis & Claudia Gerri & Hendrik Nolte & Soraya Hölper & Marcus Krüger & Didier Y. R. Stainier, 2015. "Genetic compensation induced by deleterious mutations but not gene knockdowns," Nature, Nature, vol. 524(7564), pages 230-233, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:524:y:2015:i:7564:d:10.1038_nature14580
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14580
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