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The genetic architecture of growth and fillet traits in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
BMC genetics - 19 May 2015
Tsai Hsin Yuan, Hamilton Alastair, Guy Derrick R, Tinch Alan E, Bishop Stephen C, Houston Ross D
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BACKGROUND: Performance and quality traits such as harvest weight, fillet weight and flesh color are of economic importance to the Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry. The genetic factors underlying these traits are of scientific and commercial interest. However, such traits are typically polygenic in nature, with the number and size of QTL likely to vary between studies and populations. The aim of this study...
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