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- Title
Monosex Populations of the Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii —From a Pre-Molecular Start to the Next Generation Era.
- Authors
Wahl, Melody; Levy, Tom; Ventura, Tomer; Sagi, Amir
- Abstract
Sexual manipulation in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii has proven successful in generating monosex (both all-male and all-female) populations for aquaculture using a crustacean-specific endocrine gland, the androgenic gland (AG), which serves as a key masculinizing factor by producing and secreting an insulin-like AG hormone (IAG). Here, we provide a summary of the advancements from the discovery of the AG and IAG in decapods through to the development of monosex populations in M. rosenbergii. We discuss the broader sexual development pathway, which is highly divergent across decapods, and provide our future perspective on the utility of novel genetic and genomic tools in promoting refined approaches towards monosex biotechnology. Finally, the future potential benefits of deploying monosex prawn populations for environmental management are discussed.
- Subjects
MACROBRACHIUM rosenbergii; SHRIMPS; ENDOCRINE glands; ADAPTIVE natural resource management; FRESH water
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 24, p17433
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms242417433