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Zebra Fish and the Affect of UV Light on their Development

The zebra fish are small striped fish that usually develop in about a week. They begin as a single cell embryo to a multi-cellular organism. In an experiment I tested how UV light would effect the development of the zebra fish. My hypothesis is that with the UV light on them they would increase development.
In the beginning of the experiment there were three 2 sided Petri dishes which held two groups of zebra fish eggs. Group 1 (Control 1) held on 1 side A- which were 2 day old eggs and C- which were 6hour old eggs. Experiment 1 which held A and C that were exposed to the UV light for 10 seconds. Experiment 2 which held A and C that were exposed to the UV light for 20 seconds. They were then checked after exposure to the light. After then they were checked twice a day in the morning and at night.
Immediately after the exposure you could see the difference in how the UV light affected the eggs. In Control 1 there was......

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