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Zebra Fish, Zebra Danios, or <i>Danio rerio</i>, are small fish that originate from streams in India. They have recently come to prevalence in the scientific community for research, as they have many attributes that make them a great model organism. In the CHAOS lab, zebrafish is the most commonly used animal for experimentation, and are mainly used in Optical Mapping and Microelectrode.
Zebrafish as a model organism
High fecundity
Short generation time - reaches full adulthood in about 3 month
Smaller space requirement that other vertebrate models like mice - make them a much more financially feasible option
It is easy to produce large numbers of zebrafish in a laboratory setting
Almost fully sequenced genome that is highly conserved with humans
For studying cardiovascular disorders
Heart function can be assessed visually - can visually monitor dynamic cellular events
There are a huge variety of mutants that resemble human disorders
Heart can regenerate quickly after injury

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