Pomc plays an important role in sexual size dimorphism in tilapia

• Main Authors: Wan, Zi Yi, Lin, Valerie Chun Ling, Hua, Yue Gen
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Dimorphism; Fish
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155776
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sexual dimorphism is common across the animal kingdom. Knowledge of the mechanisms of sexual size dimorphism is limited although it is important in biology and aquaculture. Tilapia is the common name for ~ 100 species of cichlid fish. Some are important aquaculture species and males outgrow females....