Abstract:In the Redclaw Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, males grow larger and faster than females, and interest has focused on monosex breeding techniques for the production of males only. The adult male and female sexual characteristics of Cherax quadricarinatus are easily distinguished but cannot be determined in the embryo and juvenile stages. Because there is no DNA marker for the identification of sex in Cherax quadricarinatus, we sequenced its juvenile transcriptome in order to produce a reliable transcript to … Show more
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