Sex determination in tilapia - a review

D. Trombka, R. Avtalion

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    Abstract

    Four different approaches have been used to study the sex determining mechanism in tilapia, and these are discussed: interspecific crosses, backcrosses and crosses between different hybrids of different generations; sex inversion of fry to females or males by hormonal treatment; chromosomal manipulations leading to polyploidy and gynogenesis; and karyotyping and differential straining of the tilapia genome. Some of these have yielded promising results, the evidence seeming to favour a distinct gonosome strategy albeit with autosomal and environmental influences. -after Authors

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)26-37
    Number of pages12
    JournalIsraeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh
    Volume45
    Issue number1
    StatePublished - 1993

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