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Genetic Characterization of Cupped Oyster Resources in Europe Using Informative Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Panels.
Genes - 21 Apr 2020
Lapègue Sylvie, Heurtebise Serge, Cornette Florence, Guichoux Erwan, Gagnaire Pierre-Alexandre
Abstract excerpt
The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, was voluntarily introduced from Japan and British Columbia into Europe in the early 1970s, mainly to replace the Portuguese oyster, Crassostrea angulata, in the French shellfish industry, following a severe disease outbreak. Since then, the two species have been in contact in southern Europe and, therefore, have the potential to exchange genes. Recent evolutionary genomic...
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