Growth of domesticated transgenic fish (original) (raw)

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A growth-hormone transgene boosts the size of wild but not domesticated trout.

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Figure 1: Effect of growth hormone in domestic and wild salmonids.

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1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, West Vancouver, V7V 1N6, British Columbia, Canada
   Robert H. Devlin, Carlo A. Biagi, Timothy Y. Yesaki & Duane E. Smailus
2. Monsanto Corporation, St Louis, 63198, Missouri, USA
   John C. Byatt

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1. Robert H. Devlin
2. Carlo A. Biagi
3. Timothy Y. Yesaki
4. Duane E. Smailus
5. John C. Byatt

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Devlin, R., Biagi, C., Yesaki, T. et al. Growth of domesticated transgenic fish.Nature 409, 781–782 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35057314

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