Hyriopsis cumingii is an important species for freshwater pearl cultivation in China. In terms
of pearl production, males have larger pearls and better glossiness than females, but there …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) participate in reproduction by regulating the expression of target
genes; however, the regulation of target mRNAs by miRNAs along the brain–pituitary …

The development of the ovary of Onychostoma macrolepis undergoes distinct annual cyclic
changes in which small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) could play vital roles. In this study, four …

MicroRNA-7 (miR-7) is a highly conserved short non-coding RNA involved in various
bioprocesses via the regulation of multiple target genes. To enrich our knowledge of the …

Background Head of fish species, an exquisitely complex anatomical system, is important
not only for studying fish evolution and development, but also for economic values …

Simple Summary Gonadal development and sex differentiation are important research
contents of aquaculture, which are regulated by complex and precise networks, such as …

Overcoming the negative effects of cold stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is of
great interest for the overall aquaculture economy. Recent evidence suggests that …

The study of the differences between sexes presents an excellent model to unravel how
phenotypic variation is achieved from a similar genetic background. Sticklebacks are of …

The sterile triploid crucian carp (TC) has growth superiority which is generated from crossing
between diploid red crucian carp (Carassius carassius red var.♀)(RC) and tetraploid hybrid …

Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are known to incorporate important monitoring roles in a
plethora of different and intricate regulatory pathways. They act mostly at the …