Tetraploid shellfish
AssigneeRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
InventorsXiming Guo, Standish K. Allen, Jr.
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Abstract
Provided by this invention are novel tetraploid mollusks, including oysters, scallops, clams, mussels and abalone. Also, provided are a method for producing the tetraploid mollusks and a method for producing triploid mollusks by mating the novel tetraploid mollusks with diploid mollusks.
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A viable tetraploid oyster which can grow and mature under natural conditions that a corresponding normal diploid oyster can naturally habit, wherein said tetraploid oyster can be mated with a diploid oyster to produce a triploid oyster.
A method of producing a viable tetraploid oyster which comprises (i) fertilizing an egg from a triploid female oyster with a sperm from a diploid male oyster, (ii) blocking the release of polar body I from the fertilized egg, and (iii) cultivating the fertilized egg, whereby a viable tetraploid oyster is produced.
A method of producing a tetraploid oyster which comprises mating a tetraploid female oyster with a tetraploid male oyster.
A method of producing a triploid oyster which comprises mating a tetraploid oyster with a diploid oyster.
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