10-P003. Analysis of morphogenetic branching using optical projection tomography

Abstract

The Australian Lungfish and the tammar wallaby are important species in the study of vertebrate evolution. The tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii, is the most amenable marsupial kangaroo species for research due to its small size, its ability to breed in captivity and readily handled. It is also the subject of a genome sequencing project. The tammar is the best studied marsupial, especially for its, reproduction and development including sex determination and sexual differentiation, lactational physiology, genomic imprinting and immunology, providing valuable insights into the evolution