# Editorial: Model organisms in embryonic development

**Authors:** Gabriella Lania, Denhi Schnabel, Michael Schubert

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1649186 · 2025-07-10

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- **Genes:** Fgf18 (fibroblast growth factor 18) [NCBI Gene 14172] {aka D130055P09Rik, FGF-18, Fgf6a}, Pax6 (paired box 6) [NCBI Gene 18508] {aka 1500038E17Rik, AEY11, Dey, Gsfaey11, Pax-6, Sey}, Supt5 (suppressor of Ty 5, DSIF elongation factor subunit) [NCBI Gene 20924] {aka Spt5, Supt5h}
- **Diseases:** Pierre Robin syndrome (MESH:D010855), birth defect (MESH:D000014)
- **Species:** Placozoa (placozoan, phylum) [taxon 10226], Danio rerio (leopard danio, species) [taxon 7955], Botryllus schlosseri (species) [taxon 30301], Dreissena rostriformis (species) [taxon 205083], Oryzias latipes (Japanese medaka, species) [taxon 8090], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly, species) [taxon 7227], Ciona robusta (species) [taxon 1774208], Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog, species) [taxon 8355], Tunicata (tunicates, subphylum) [taxon 7712], Caenorhabditis elegans (species) [taxon 6239], C. robusta [taxon 692109], Gallus gallus (bantam, species) [taxon 9031], Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (guagga mussel, subspecies) [taxon 427924], Branchiostoma floridae (Florida lancelet, species) [taxon 7739], Xenopus tropicalis (tropical clawed frog, species) [taxon 8364], Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12287001