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Effects of body-color mutations on vitality: an attempt to establish easy-to-breed see-through medaka strains by outcrossing.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 4 Sept 2013
Ohshima Ayaka, Morimura Noriko, Matsumoto Chizuru, Hiraga Ami, Komine Ritsuko, Kimura Tetsuaki, Naruse Kiyoshi, Fukamachi Shoji
Abstract excerpt
"See-through" strains of medaka are unique tools for experiments: their skin is transparent, and their internal organs can be externally monitored throughout life. However, see-through fish are less vital than normally pigmented wild-type fish, which allows only skilled researchers to make the most of their advantages. Expecting that hybrid vigor (heterosis) would increase the vitality, we outcrossed two...
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