Cold-shock androgenesis in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Methods of induction of uniparental inheritance have been developed for model organisms as well as for species of commercial interest to fix sex-specific traits in breeding programs or to restore breeds or lines from cryopreserved sperm in aquaculture important species. Androgenesis in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) has been successfully induced by egg nucleus inactivation with γ-, X- or UV-ray irradiation but these techniques are not widely...