Intercross population study reveals that co-mutation of mitfa genes in two subgenomes induces red skin color in common carp ( Cyprinus carpio wuyuanensis )

• Published in: Dōngwùxué yánjiū Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 276 - 16A
• Main Authors: Li, Bi-Jun, Chen, Lin, Yan, Meng-Zhen, Zou, Xiao-Qing, Bai, Yu-Lin, Xue, Ya-Guo, Jiang, Zhou, Chen, Bao-Hua, Li, Cheng-Yu, He, Qian, Feng, Jian-Xin, Zhou, Tao, Xu, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences 18.03.2023
• Subjects: Alleles; Animals; Breeding; Carp; Carps - genetics; Chromosomes; Color; Colour; Cyprinus carpio; Domestication; Fish; Fish skin; Freshwater fishes; Gene duplication; Gene mapping; Genes; Genetic research; Genome; Genomes; Genotype & phenotype; Genotypes; Laboratory animals; Mutation; Phenotypes; Phenotypic variation; Phenotypic variations; Phylogenetics; Population dynamics; Population studies; Population-based studies; Positive selection; Proteins; Skin; Skin pigmentation; Skin Pigmentation - genetics; Transcriptomes; China; Yellow River; Structural variant; Artificial selection; mitfa; Cyprinus carpio; Coloration
• ISSN: 2095-8137; 0254-5853
• DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.388

Common carp are among the oldest domesticated fish in the world. As such, there are many food and ornamental carp strains with abundant phenotypic variations due to natural and artificial selection. Hebao red carp (HB, ), an indigenous strain in China, is renowned for its unique body morphology and...