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Mapping QTL for an adaptive trait: the length of caudal fin in Lates calcarifer.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2011
Wang C M, Lo L C, Zhu Z Y, Pang H Y, Liu H M, Tan J, Lim H S, Chou R, Orban L, Yue G H
Abstract excerpt
The caudal fin represents a fundamental design feature of fishes and plays an important role in locomotor dynamics in fishes. The shape of caudal is an important parameter in traditional systematics. However, little is known about genes involved in the development of different forms of caudal fin...
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