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Functional Manipulation of Maternal Gene Products Using In Vitro Oocyte Maturation in Zebrafish
Published on: April 22, 2017
Size-mediated onset of genetically determined maturation in the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus
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Abstract:
A single sex-lined gene that controls the maturation process had previously been identified in Xiphophorus maculatus. It was presumed that this gene controls the age of onset of maturation. We demonstrate that the gene is either activated or not inhibited from activity by the attainment of a critical weight rather than age.
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