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Development of supermale and all-male Atlantic salmon to research the vgll3 allele - puberty link.
BMC genetics - 12 Nov 2020
Fjelldal Per Gunnar, Hansen Tom J, Wargelius Anna, Ayllon Fernando, Glover Kevin A, Schulz Rüdiger W, Fraser Thomas W K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Farmed Atlantic salmon are one of the most economically significant global aquaculture products. Early sexual maturation of farmed males represents a significant challenge to this industry and has been linked with the vgll3 genotype. However, tools to aid research of this topic, such as all-male and clonal fish, are still lacking. The present 6-year study examined if all-male production is possible in...
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