Determination of genetic sex in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) using the male-linked growth hormone pseudogene by real-time PCR

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 186-191

  Nagler, James J ^a   Cavileer, Tim ^a   Steinhorst, Kirk ^a   Devlin, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinook salmon; Genetic sex; Growth hormone pseudogene; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONID; SEX DETERMINATION;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 2942534587     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-003-0022-8     Document Type: Article

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