Cold-shock eliminates female nucleus in fertilized eggs to induce androgenesis in the loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a teleost fish

• Main Authors: Morishima, Kagayaki, Fujimoto, Takafumi, Sato, Mami, Kawae, Ayako, Zhao, Yan, Yamaha, Etsuro, Arai, Katsutoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 29.11.2011

Background: Androgenesis (all-male inheritance) is generally induced by means of irradiating the eggs to inactivate the maternal genome, followed by fertilization with normal sperm. In fish, the conventional technique for induced androgenesis has been applied for rapid fixation to traits, recovery o...