Research Status and Breeding Application of Sex Reversal in Teleosts Fish
LIU Jia-Nan1,2, WANG Wei2,3, WU Li-Xin1, HU Hong-Xia2,3,*
1 College of Fisheries and Life Sciences, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116000, China; 2 Fisheries Research Institute of Beijing Academy of Agriculture, Forestry Sciences/Beijing Key Laboratory of Fishery Biotechnology, Beijing 100068, China; 3 Key Laboratory of Sturgeon Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 311799, China
Abstract：In teleosts fish, some species have significant differences in breeding benefits due to male and female dimorphism. In order to improve the efficiency of aquaculture, monoculture is one of the goals of these fish breeding. Sex reversal, as one of the effective means to achieve unisexual breeding through sex-controlled breeding, has always been a hot topic in teleosts fish reproduction and breeding research. In this paper, the known teleosts fish natural sex reversal phenomenon, sex reversal method, sex reversal mechanism and current application in teleosts fish breeding are described, which provides a theoretical reference for molecular breeding for new varieties of high quality and accelerating the improvement of fish breeding efficiency.
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LIU Jia-Nan, WANG Wei, WU Li-Xin, HU Hong-Xia. Research Status and Breeding Application of Sex Reversal in Teleosts Fish. 农业生物技术学报, 2025, 33(1): 200-207.
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