A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Multiple Regions Associated with Head Size in Catfish

A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Multiple Regions Associated with Head Size in Catfish

Skull morphology is fundamental to evolution and the biological adaptation of species to their environments. With aquaculture fish species, head size is also important for economic reasons because it has a direct impact on fillet yield. However, little is known about the underlying genetic basis of...

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Main Authors: Xin Geng, Shikai Liu, Jun Yao, Lisui Bao, Jiaren Zhang, Chao Li, Ruijia Wang, Jin Sha, Peng Zeng, Degui Zhi, Zhanjiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016-10-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Subjects:
head size
GWAS
QTL
fish
hybrid
GenPred
shared data resources
genomic selection
Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.116.032201

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