Genomic Approaches to Study Genetic and Environmental Influences on Fish Sex Determination and Differentiation

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 591-604

  Piferrer, Francesc ^a   Ribas, Laia ^a   Díaz, Noelia ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gonads; Microarrays; NGS; Teleost

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION PATTERN; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; EPIGENETICS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FISH SPECIES; GENOMIC TOOLS; GONADS; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; NGS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIFIC PROBLEMS; TELEOST;

GENE EXPRESSION; MICROARRAYS;

FISH;

AQUACULTURE; ARRAY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEX DETERMINATION; TELEOST;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84865404571     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-012-9445-4     Document Type: Article

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