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Zebrafish is an excellent candidate as a model organism for studying early developmental process. When comparing the results of ethanol it is evident to see the correlation of higher concentration of ethanol exposure would equal to greater defects in the early development of Zebrafish embryos. For the experiment with just alcohol treated ethanol I believe that after 48 hours I will see embryos not be dead, but lack of movement. This will untimely lead to a shorter life if they reach to maturity. You will see the embryos that are exposed in higher concentrations to less responsive and to be hatched prematurely in a more rapid pace. You will see the control group embryos to be healthy and responsive physical stimulation According to recent

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