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Deciphering Production Potential and Gonadal Differentiation of the Backcross Hybrids Between Argopecten irradians and A. purpuratus.
International journal of molecular sciences - 15 Aug 2026
Zhang Xiaotong, Liu Bo, Wang Jinjing, Wang Fukai, Ning Junhao, Wang Yinchu, Zhu Xinghai, Wu Shaoxuan, Wang Chunde
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The scallops of the genus Argopecten hold a significant position in the international shellfish aquaculture industry. However, due to their hermaphroditic nature, selfing reproduction has led to an increasingly severe phenomenon of germplasm degradation. The development of interspecific hybridization can effectively address this issue, but the fertility of interspecific hybrid offspring is greatly affected....
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