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Transgenesis changes body and head shape in Pacific salmon
Author(s) -
Ostenfeld T. H.,
McLean E.,
Devlin R. H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb00825.x
Subject(s) - biology , peduncle (anatomy) , anatomy , meristics , fish fin , dorsum , transgenesis , fish <actinopterygii> , dorsal fin , head (geology) , body weight , zoology , fishery , embryo , endocrinology , embryogenesis , paleontology , reproductive biology
Insertion of a pOnMTGH1 gene construct into coho salmon altered centroid size significantly (P<0·05). The dorsal caudal peduncle and abdominal regions were also distinctly enhanced in transgenic fish when compared to controls. Shape change patterns of both whole body and syncranium were prominent.