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A high-resolution map of the Nile tilapia genome: a resource for studying cichlids and other percomorphs.
BMC genomics - 6 Jun 2012
Guyon Richard, Rakotomanga Michaelle, Azzouzi Naoual, Coutanceau Jean Pierre, Bonillo Celine, D'Cotta Helena, Pepey Elodie, Soler Lucile, Rodier-Goud Marguerite, D'Hont Angelique, Conte Matthew A, van Bers Nikkie E M, Penman David J, Hitte Christophe, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Kocher Thomas D, Ozouf-Costaz Catherine, Baroiller Jean Francois, Galibert Francis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the second most farmed fish species worldwide. It is also an important model for studies of fish physiology, particularly because of its broad tolerance to an array of environments. It is a good model to study evolutionary mechanisms in vert...
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