Evidence for two unlinked "sex reversal" loci in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, and for linkage of one of these to the red body colour gene

Aquaculture

Volumn 234, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 51-63

  Karayücel, Ismihan ^a,b   Ezaz, Tariq ^a   Karayücel, Sedat ^a,b   McAndrew, Brendan J ^a   Penman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Linkage; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Sex determination; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX REVERSAL;

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 1842866977     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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