Directory of Amphibia Resources

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This category lists sites related to the genetics of frogs, toads, salamander, and caecilians .

Resources in This Category

• Axolotls: Genetics and Colour

  http://www.axolotl.org/genetics.htm
  Provides an overview of the genetics behind the color variants, wild, melanoid, white and albino.

• Developmental Biology: Xenopus as a Model System

  http://people.ucalgary.ca/~browder/virtualembryo/frogsrus.html
  Amphibian embryos remained the embryos of choice for experimental embryologists for many decades. This article outlines the attractions of Xenopus laevis, the South African Clawed Frog.

• Frog Genetics: Xenopus Tropicalis Jumps into the Future

  http://faculty.virginia.edu/xtropicalis/overview/amaya.html
  Article which explains why amphibian embryos are one of the favoured systems for elucidating the mechanisms of early development.

• Indiana University Axolotl Colony

  http://www.ambystoma.org/AGSC/
  Genetic stock center for supply of embryos, larvae, and adults to laboratories and classrooms throughout the United States and abroad. Includes history, news, and personnel.

• Salamander Genome Project

  http://salamander.uky.edu/
  Development of expressed sequence tags (ESTS) and a comprehensive genome map. Includes project overview, linkage maps, and conserved syntenies .

• Xenbase

  http://www.xenbase.org/common/
  Xenopus laevis and tropicalis biology and genomics resource.

• Xenopus laevis

  http://www.dkfz-heidelberg.de/molecular_embryology/axeldb.htm
  Database focusing on gene expression in the frog, Xenopus laevis. Includes pictorial representations and expression domains.

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