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Phenome of pearl quality traits in the mollusc transplant model Pinctada margaritifera.
Scientific reports - 1 Feb 2018
Ky Chin-Long, Quillien Virgile, Broustal Floriane, Soyez Claude, Devaux Dominique
Abstract excerpt
The bivalve Pinctada margaritifera exhibits three main transplant phenotypes derived from the donor (from which a mantle graft tissue, the saibo, is excised), the recipient (into which the saibo is implanted with a nucleus, leading to the formation of a pearl sac "chimera") and the cultured pearls themselves. This first phenome study on the species derived from a large experimental graft. Transplant phenotype was...
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