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Characterisation of SNPs associated with growth rate in dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus), using exome sequencing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Marine living-resources such as dusky kob, (Argyrosomus japonicus) are particularly vulnerable to overfishing as this species has been targeted for decades by commercial, recreational and subsistence ...
Medium-throughput SNP genotyping and linkage mapping in Haliotis midae
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Haliotis midae (locally also known as perlemoen) is the largest of five endemic species found along the coast of South Africa. It is the only species with commercial value contributing to the exploitation ...
Genetic diversity in a commercial black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomydiae), population
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The applications of black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, as a first-generation biotechnology address two global problems - the pressure on food security arising from unsustainable food production ...
Association analysis of coat colour in blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus taurinus)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus taurinus) is an economically important African antelope species that is regularly sold on game auctions and is widely utilised in commercial hunting in South ...
In vitro and in vivo examination of phosphate incorporation by Escherichia coli phosphorylase enzymes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Starch and glycogen are two storage polymers that are similar in structure, function and metabolism. Alterations in starch structure, including its phosphorylation, can alter its properties in a way that ...
A characterisation of genes involved in apoptosis resistance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Apoptosis represents a finely orchestrated and highly conserved natural form of cell death. It exhibits unique morphological and biochemical characteristics which culminate in the controlled dismantling ...
Comparing the methylomes of two genealogically linked Russian wheat aphid biotypes using whole genome bisulfite sequencing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov, Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly known as the Russian wheat aphid (RWA), is an economically important cereal pest. Although it does not spread any plant viruses, the severe ...