Development of transgenic fish: scientific background

This chapter highlights some of the important examples of transgenic fish development. An overview of important steps in fish transgenesis is given. The status of development in the case of transgenic carp, tilapias, Atlantic salmon and mud loach is discussed. Other future applications of transgenic...

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Main Authors: Nam, Y. K., Maclean, N., Fu, C., Pandian, T. J., Eguia, Maria Rowena R.
Other Authors: Kapuscinski, Anne R., Hayes, Keith R., Li, Sifa, Dana, Genya, Hallerman, Eric M., Schei, Peter J.
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: CABI 2007
Subjects:
Fishery production
Infertility
Salt tolerance
Somatotropin
Techniques
Genetic engineering
Transgenic animals
Cold tolerance
Aquaculture
Temperature tolerance
Disease resistance
Gene expression
Genes
Biotechnology
Genetically modified organisms
Growth
Metabolism
Monitoring
Phenotypes
Atlantic salmon
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10862/2184
https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845932961.0061
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Summary:This chapter highlights some of the important examples of transgenic fish development. An overview of important steps in fish transgenesis is given. The status of development in the case of transgenic carp, tilapias, Atlantic salmon and mud loach is discussed. Other future applications of transgenic fish are presented. The key research and capacity needs for further development of transgenic fish are also discussed.

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