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Quantitative trait loci affecting morphology traits in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.).
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Loukovitis D, Batargias C, Sarropoulou E, Apostolidis A P, Kotoulas G, Magoulas A, Tsigenopoulos C S, Chatziplis D
Abstract excerpt
We report a quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping study on 18 morphometric characters in gilthead seabream based on a total of 74 informative microsatellite markers genotyped in 409 offspring coming from 10 paternal half-sib families. Statistical analysis was carried out using a linear regression approach, and various suggestive and significant morphology QTL were detected in three (9, 21 and 25) of nine linkage...
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