Gender reversal in tilapia fish to increase production
date:Feb 19, 2013
or consumption without the use of any harmful substances. That is why we went for a genetic engineering technique for sex reversal in the fish or in other words, to get transsexual fish. The end result is the supermale (YY chromosomes).

Breeding between a normal male (XY chromosome) and female (XX chromosome) tilapia doesnt essentially lead to only male fry.

Half of the fry could be females. The male fry are given a particular diet for some days which makes them phenotypic female (which look l
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