Stirling strain of tilapia first to have genome sequenced

2011-04-12T16:01:00

Professor Brendan McAndrew, Dr David Penman and Keith Ranson in the Tropical Aquarium Facility of the Institute of Aquaculture, holding a “wild type” (normal colour) tilapia (left) and a red tilapia (right). Credit: University of Stirling

Researchers have made a breakthrough in sequencing the complete genome of the Nile tilapia, one of the world’s most important cultured food fishes.

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