Correlation of morphometric properties to meat yield and fatness index in the red strain of the saltwater hard clam Meretrix meretrix

To determine the relevance of morphometric properties attributed to the meat yield and fatness index of the saltwater hard clam Meretrix meretrix. A new strain of M. meretrix with red shell color was produced after five generations of selection within a family of full-sibs. 7 morphometric traits, in...

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Main Authors: Zhidong Zhang, Yangping Wu, Yu Zhang, Yanqing Zhu, Yi Cao, Suhua Chen, Yuheng Peng, Xuefeng Sun, Aihua Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128928/?tool=EBI