Standing genetic variation and compensatory evolution in transgenic organisms: A growth-enhanced salmon simulation

Transgenic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 583-597

  Ahrens, Robert N M ^a   Devlin, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Background genetics; Compensatory evolution; Fitness; GH; Growth; Modifier; Risk; Salmon; Transgenic; Trojan gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027923107     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-010-9443-0     Document Type: Article

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