Sex-linked markers and microsatellite locus duplication in the cichlid species Oreochromis tanganicae

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-703

  Cnaani, Avner ^a   Kocher, Thomas D ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Sex chromosomes; Sex determination; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

CHROMOSOME; DNA; FISH; PHENOTYPE; SEX DETERMINATION;

ARTICLE; CICHLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENDER AND SEX; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCUS; INHERITANCE; MALE; MARKER GENE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX LINKAGE; TILAPIA;

CICHLIDAE; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS TANGANICAE; TILAPIA;

EID: 58149248082     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0286     Document Type: Article

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