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Open AccessVariability of key-performance-indicators in commercial gilthead seabream hatcheries
Skeletal abnormalities are one of the most important key-performance-indicators (KPIs) in finfish hatcheries. Co** with the problem of skeletal abnormalities relies on the understanding of the link between t...
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MHC class II DRB1 and DQA2 gene polymorphisms in four indigenous breeds of sheep (Ovis aries)
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) contains highly polymorphic genes, coding receptors that participate in the immune responses. Information of MHC polymorphism from domestic animals could be used in genet...
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Transient up- and down-regulation of expression of myosin light chain 2 and myostatin mRNA mark the changes from stratified hyperplasia to muscle fiber hypertrophy in larvae of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)
Hyperplasia and hypertrophy are the two mechanisms by which muscle develops and grows. We study these two mechanisms, during the early development of white muscle in Sparus aurata, by means of histology and the e...
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Genetic variation in the major histocompatibility complex of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) across distinct phylogeographic areas
The major histocompatibility complex is one of the best studied systems in vertebrates providing evidence for the long-term action of selection. Here, we examined the intra- and inter-population genetic diversity...
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Domestication does not narrow MHC diversity in Sus scrofa
The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a multigene family of outstanding polymorphism. MHC molecules bind antigenic peptides in the peptide-binding region (PBR) that consists of five binding pockets (P)...
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Analysis of MC1R genetic variation in Lepus species in Mediterranean refugia
A study on the inter- and intraspecies variation of MC1R gene was performed in Lepus species inhabiting the Mediterranean basin (L. granatansis, L. europaeus, L. corsicanus, L. castroviejoi and L. mediterraneus) ...
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Patterns of variability at the major histocompatibility class I and class II loci in populations of the endangered cyprinid Ladigesocypris ghigii
The patterns of MHC diversity were studied at UAA and DAB1 loci and the two domains involved in the recognition of antigenic peptides (α2 and β1, respectively) in eight Ladigesocypris ghigii populations inhabitin...
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Y DNA and mitochondrial lineages in European and Asian populations of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus)
Both the Cyt b gene of mtDNA and Y chromosome markers were studied in a relatively large sample of brown hares (L. europaeus) from Europe and Anatolia (Turkey and Israel), together with other seven Lepus species,...
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Detection of hybrids between wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic pigs (Sus scrofa f. domestica) in Greece, using the PCR-RFLP method on melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) mutations
The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) regulates melanogenesis in mammals within the mammalian melanocyte and the hair follicle. Common variations (polymorphisms) in the MC1R gene are associated with normal differ...
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Genetic structure of three marine fishes from the Gulf of Pagasitikos (Greece) based on allozymes, RAPD, and mtDNA RFLP markers
In the present work we used three molecular techniques (allozymes, RAPDs and mtDNA RFLPs) in order to study the genetic structure of three commercial marine species (Mullus surmuletus, Mullus barbatus, and Pagell...
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RFLP Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA to Evaluate Genetic Variation in Striped Red Mullet (Mullus surmuletus L.) and Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus L.) Populations
The genetic differentiation of striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) was investigated in 6 Mediterranean populations of each species by means of restriction fragment length poly...
