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Quantitative trait loci for body growth and sex determination in the hermaphrodite teleost fish Sparus aurata L.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2012
Loukovitis D, Sarropoulou E, Batargias C, Apostolidis A P, Kotoulas G, Tsigenopoulos C S, Chatziplis D
Abstract excerpt
Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) is an important marine fish in Mediterranean aquaculture. Sex determination by age and/or body weight is a critical life-history trait, the genetic basis for which is largely unknown in this sequential hermaphrodite species. Herein, we performed a partial genome scan to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting body weight and sex using 74 informative microsatellite markers...
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