Transcriptomic analysis of Crassostrea sikamea × Crassostrea angulata hybrids in response to low salinity stress.

Hybrid oysters often show heterosis in growth rate, weight, survival and adaptability to extremes of salinity. Oysters have also been used as model organisms to study the evolution of host-defense system. To gain comprehensive knowledge about various physiological processes in hybrid oysters under l...

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Main Authors: Lulu Yan, Jiaqi Su, Zhaoping Wang, Xiwu Yan, Ruihai Yu, Peizhen Ma, Yangchun Li, Junpeng Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5300195?pdf=render