Original scientific paper

ANOPHTHALMIA: A NON-HERITABLE EYE DEFORMITY IN Oreochromis mossambicus

Douglas Tave ; Urania Unlimited, 586 North 2nd Street, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, USA
Thomas Handwerker ; Department of Agriculture, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853, USA

Abstract

Seven male Oreochromis mossambicus with anophthalmia were found in a hatchery population. The deformity was not observed in either the Fl or F2 generations; consequently, it was a non-heritable congenital deformity.

Keywords

tilapia; anophthalmia; non-heritable deformity

Hrčak ID:

39663

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/39663

Publication date:

15.12.1998.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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