Linkage mapping of the blond locus in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) and preliminary analysis of its effect on blotching in red Nile tilapia
Black blotching of the skin in red tilapia is undesired by tilapia producers since it affects their marketability. This study was carried out with the aims of mapping the blond locus and testing whether the homozygous recessive blond gene reduces or removes blotching in red tilapia by studying the i...
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Elsevier
2014
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