Polygenic and sex specific architecture for two maturation traits in farmed Atlantic salmon

Polygenic and sex specific architecture for two maturation traits in farmed Atlantic salmon

Abstract Background A key developmental transformation in the life of all vertebrates is the transition to sexual maturity, whereby individuals are capable of reproducing for the first time. In the farming of Atlantic salmon, early maturation prior to harvest size has serious negative production imp...

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Main Authors: Amin R. Mohamed, Klara L. Verbyla, Hawlader A. Al-Mamun, Sean McWilliam, Bradley Evans, Harry King, Peter Kube, James W. Kijas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Sexual maturation
Genetic architecture
GWAS
SNP
Picalm
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5525-4

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