Author:
Okomoda Victor Tosin,Aminath Lubna,Oladimeji Sunday Abraham,Abol-Munafi Ambok Bolong,Korede Alabi Isaiah,Ikhwanuddin Mhd,Umaru Joshua A.,Hassan Anuar,Martins Chukwuemeka Onwuka,Shahreza Sheriff Md.
Abstract
AbstractThis study investigated the use of electric-shock in inducing triploidy in African catfish Clarias gariepinus. To achieve this, three voltages (9, 12, 21 V) were applied for different durations (3, 5, 10 min). The shock was initiated approximately three minutes after fertilization followed by incubation in ambient temperature. After incubation, hatchability and survival rates were determined while ploidy status of the treatment fishes was confirmed in one-month-old fingerlings using the exclusive triploid range of the erythrocyte major axis previously reported for the same species (11.9–14.9 μm) and by cytogenetic analysis of the chromosome. The results showed triploidy were achieved in 10 to 85% of the treatment groups. A consistent trend of decrease in hatchability and an increase in triploidy rate was observed with increased electroporation voltages and shock durations. The mean erythrocyte major axis length of triploid progenies (3n = 84) was observed to be between 11.3–14.6 μm and was higher than the range of 7.0–10.5 μm recorded for diploid progenies (2n = 56). It was concluded that electric shock can be used to induce triploidy in African catfish C. gariepinus.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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