Why's that fish transparent?
from Heredity Podcast
Red sea bream are an important fish in Japan, for both culinary and cultural reasons. But there’s a problem: transparent fish are appearing in fish farms! Join Dr Eitaro Sawayama (Nihon University) and find out how he uncovered the causative gene for this deformity, and what his work means for red sea bream aquaculture. In this episode we explore the recent Heredity paper: “Identification of the causative gene of a transparent phenotype of juvenile red sea bream Pagrus major” https://www.nature.com/articles/s41437-021-00448-3
Embed this episode
No transcript yet.
Similar episodes
Frequently asked questions
How long is this episode of Heredity Podcast?
This episode is 16 minutes long.
When was this Heredity Podcast episode published?
This episode was published on August 11, 2021.
Can I download this Heredity Podcast episode?
Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.