| Table 1. Pigment development during ontogeny of Oreochromis niloticus (G Normal, Ghana; Bl Blond, Egyptian; R Red, Egyptian; functional lower jaw at swim-up) (+++ heavy melanophore pigment; ++ moderate; + light pigment; 0 no pigment; g gold pigment; melanophores gradually proliferate from initial scattered cells). Female is listed first in each of the progeny test crosses. |
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| * Empty cells but with no melanistic pigment. |