Xenopus (Noun)
Meaning
An African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Scientists have been studying the development of Xenopus as a model organism to understand embryonic processes.
- Xenopus is commonly used as a research subject in universities due to its ease of care and breeding.
- In certain taxonomic classifications, the African clawed frog is placed within the family Xenopodidae as the type genus Xenopus.
- Researchers have used Xenopus to identify the genetic factors that control limb regeneration in amphibians.
- Xenopus eggs are often used in cell biology research due to their large size and ease of injection.