Article
The genetic basis and potential molecular mechanism of yellow-albino northern snakehead (Channa argus).
Open biology - 1 Feb 2023
Sun Donglei, Qi Xin, Wen Haishen, Li Chao, Li Jianlong, Chen Jiwei, Tao Zexin, Zhu Mingxin, Zhang Xiaoyan, Li Yun
Abstract excerpt
Body colour is an important economic trait for commercial fishes. Recently, a new colour morph displaying market-favoured yellow skin (termed as yellow-mutant, YM) of northern snakehead (Channa argus) was discovered in China. We confirmed that YM snakehead is an albino with complete loss of melanin in the skin and eyes by histological and ultrastructural observations, and inherited as a recessive Mendelian trait....
Topics
- Animals
- Fishes
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Mutation
- Genomics