Inheritance of pink body colouration in cichlasoma nigrofasciatum günther (pisces, cichlidae) (original) (raw)

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A simple mendelian model, with two alleles at an autosomal locus, is suggested for the inheritance of the two colour phenotypes of _Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum_-the dominant (wild type) allele causes a dark grey colouration, while the recessive phenotype is pink.

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1. Fish & Aquaculture Research Station, Agricultural Research Organization, D.N. Hof Hacarmel, Dor, Israel
   J. Itzkovich, S. Rothbard & G. Hulata

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1. J. Itzkovich
2. S. Rothbard
3. G. Hulata

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Itzkovich, J., Rothbard, S. & Hulata, G. Inheritance of pink body colouration in cichlasoma nigrofasciatum günther (pisces, cichlidae).Genetica 55, 15–16 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00133997

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• Issue date: March 1981
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00133997

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