Publications by authors named "Phanitada Srikampa"
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- - Hybrid sterility in catfish occurs due to differences in parental genomes affecting meiosis, which is crucial for reproduction.
- - The study focused on bighead catfish and North African catfish, analyzing their genome divergence and meiotic behavior to understand sterility in their male hybrids.
- - Results indicated that significant differences in satellite DNA (satDNA) between the parent species are likely responsible for meiotic failure, rather than differences in chromosome numbers.
Article Synopsis
- The North African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) is important for aquaculture and food security, but closed breeding practices have reduced its reproductive performance, likely due to inbreeding depression.
- A study assessed the genetic diversity of catfish populations in Thailand using microsatellite genotyping and mitochondrial DNA sequencing, revealing low inbreeding coefficients and significant genetic diversity across three populations.
- The findings suggest that introducing new, well-documented populations into breeding programs could enhance genetic improvement and productivity of the North African catfish.
DNA barcoding without assessing reliability and validity causes taxonomic errors of species identification, which is responsible for disruptions of their conservation and aquaculture industry. Although DNA barcoding facilitates molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of species, its availability in clariid catfish lineage remains uncertain. In this study, DNA barcoding was developed and validated for clariid catfish.
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