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‘Blond’: a useful new genetic marker in the tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

1987; Wiley; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2109.1987.tb00134.x

1365-2109

Alicia Scott, G.C. Mair, D. O. F. Skibinski, J. A. Beardmore,

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Abstract. Breeding tests demonstrate that a blond mutant showing a marked reduction of melanin in chromatophores, arising within a laboratory population of Oreochromis niloticus (L.) is due to a single autosomal recessive gene. Possible commercial and research benefits of this character are discussed.