A new type of homodiploid fish derived from the interspecific hybridization of female common carp × male blunt snout bream

Abstract It is commonly believed that hybridization might lead to the formation of new polyploidy species, but it is unclear whether hybridization can produce a new homodiploid species. Here, we report the spontaneous occurrence of a new crucian carp-like homodiploid fish (2n = 100) that originated...

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Main Authors: Shi Wang, Xiaolan Ye, Yude Wang, Yuting Chen, Bowen Lin, Zhenfeng Yi, Zhuangwen Mao, Fangzhou Hu, Rurong Zhao, Juan Wang, Rong Zhou, Li Ren, Zhanzhou Yao, Min Tao, Chun Zhang, Jun Xiao, Qinbo Qin, Shaojun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04582-z