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Genome-Scale Association Study of Abnormal Scale Pattern in Yellow River Carp Identified Previously Known Causative Gene in European Mirror Carp.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2018
Zhou Zhixiong, Chen Lin, Dong Chuanju, Peng Wenzhu, Kong Shengnan, Sun Jinsheng, Pu Fei, Chen Baohua, Feng Jianxin, Xu Peng
Abstract excerpt
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one of the most widely studied fish species due to its great economic value and strong environmental adaptability. Scattered scale, a typical phenotype of the mirror carp that is derived from Europe, has never been observed in the Yellow River carp previously. We recently identified approximately one fourth of the F1 progenies displaying scattered scale in a full-sib Yellow River...
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