Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum): Literally meaning water monster (in Aztec), axolotl is a salamander (amphibian) extensively used in the evolutionary immunogenetic studies.
axolotl Larval stage of any of several species of the genus Ambystoma (such as Ambystoma tigrinum) exhibiting neotenic reproduction.
axon A fiber that conducts a nerve impulse away from a neuron cell body.
Examples include the BALB/c mouse and Wistar and Sprague Dawley rat strains, while albino rabbits were historically used for Draize toxicity testing. [9] Albino axolotls, zebrafish, medaka and frogs are other common laboratory animals.
 See also: Mutation, Protein, Membrane, Scale, Vision
  
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