I need reference on fish genetic disorder!!
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Fraggle Rock2
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The common zebrafish (Danio rerio) is used as a model organism for genetic research.
You will find a lot of information on this. Several years ago there was a mass "screening" to produce genetic mutations, screen for developmental problems and identify the genes involved. They found many interesting things.
You can search medline (e.g., PubMed) here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=PubMed
The glow in the dark zebrafish are also interesting and are the result of genetic engineering.
If you are referring more to selective breeding to produce specific varieties, I am sure there is also a lot of information on this. However, it is unlikely they would know the specific genes involved; but would use basic Mendelian principles.
Related, is the crossing of different species in the hobby. The one example I know of is from the Cichlid community where two different Cichlids were crossed to produce infertile offspring (like a mule).
Hope that helps.
You will find a lot of information on this. Several years ago there was a mass "screening" to produce genetic mutations, screen for developmental problems and identify the genes involved. They found many interesting things.
You can search medline (e.g., PubMed) here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=PubMed
The glow in the dark zebrafish are also interesting and are the result of genetic engineering.
If you are referring more to selective breeding to produce specific varieties, I am sure there is also a lot of information on this. However, it is unlikely they would know the specific genes involved; but would use basic Mendelian principles.
Related, is the crossing of different species in the hobby. The one example I know of is from the Cichlid community where two different Cichlids were crossed to produce infertile offspring (like a mule).
Hope that helps.
