Genes for sexual body size dimorphism in hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis sp. x Oreochromis mossambicus)

• Main Authors: Wan, Zi Yi, Lin, Grace, Yue, Genhua
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Sexual Dimorphism; Body Size
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142831
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tilapias are important aquaculture species. Male-biased sexual size dimorphism is very common and males are preferred for aquaculture in tilapia. However, the mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism remain to be elucidated. One hundred and thirty-six sex-biased genes, of which 23 were male-biased an...