Genomic characterization of interspecific hybrids between the scallops Argopecten purpuratus and A. irradians irradians.

The Peruvian scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) has been introduced to China and has successfully been hybridized with the bay scallop (A. irradians irradians). The F1 hybrids of these two scallops exhibited a large increase in production traits and some other interesting new characteristics. To unders...

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Main Authors: Liping Hu, Xiaoting Huang, Junxia Mao, Chunde Wang, Zhenmin Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3631176?pdf=render