Divergent selection for antibody production in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) using gynogenesis.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.1994.tb00201.x

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Divergent selection for antibody production in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) using gynogenesis.

Animal genetics - 1 Aug 1994

Wiegertjes G F, Stet R J, Van Muiswinkel W B

Abstract excerpt

A base population (n = 101) of carp, consisting of a single hybrid cross, was immunized with the hapten-carrier complex DNP-KLH, to perform a divergent selection for antibody response. Measurement of the DNP-specific antibody response at 12 and 21 days postimmunization, allowed the classification...

Topics

Animals
Antibody Formation
Carps
Female
Genetic Variation
Homozygote
Inbreeding

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