Studies on the Relationships between Growth and Gonad Development during First Sexual Maturation of and Associated SNPs Screening.

In this study, we used full-sib families to investigate the association between growth and gonad development during first sexual maturation of . We found that male GSI was significantly negatively correlated with growth traits ( < 0.01) and there were no significant correlations between female GSI (Gonadosomatic index) and growth traits ( > 0.