NGS Approach for Variant Discovery in Giant Freshwater Prawn

by Deepak Agarwal and Aparna Chaudhari

Amongst farmed crustaceans, the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii was until recently one of the major species with high commercial value. Lately, it has lost popularity due to diseases and differential growth of males on account of social hierarchy. The species can reacquire its former preferred status if it is genetically improved for growth and disease resistance. Selective breeding is greatly facilitated by marker-assisted selection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6200440050
• ISBN13: 9786200440051
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"