Neotropical fishes

Bulked segregant analysis of the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) genome for identification of sex-specific molecular markers

I. G. Almeida, Ianella, P., Faria, M. T., Paiva, S. R., and Caetano, A. R., Bulked segregant analysis of the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) genome for identification of sex-specific molecular markers, vol. 12, pp. 6299-6308, 2013.

Arapaima gigas (Osteoglossidae) is one of the largest fish species in the Amazon Basin, attaining lengths of over 2.5 m and weights of over 100 kg. Its flesh is prized, and it has great potential for production in aquaculture systems. However, live pirarucu cannot be reliably sexed visually, even after sexual development, since this species does not have clear external sexual dimorphism. Simple and inexpensive methods for sexing immature pirarucu based on DNA markers would facilitate production of this species in commercial operations. We analyzed A.

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