Genome-Wide Association Study Confirms Previous Findings of Major Loci Affecting Resistance to <i>Piscine myocarditis virus</i> in Atlantic Salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i> L.)

Cardiomyopathy syndrome is a viral disease of Atlantic salmon, mostly affecting fish during the late stages of production, resulting in significant losses to the industry. It has been shown that resistance to this disease has a strong genetic component, with quantitative trait loci (QTL) on chromoso...

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Main Authors: Borghild Hillestad, Ólafur H. Kristjánsson, Shokouh Makvandi-Nejad, Hooman K. Moghadam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/6/608