Selective breeding programs have been initiated worldwide for the Pacific oyster
Crassostrea gigas to improve economically important traits such as growth and disease …

Marine gastropods are characterized by an incredible variation in shell color. In this review,
we aim to introduce researchers to previous studies of shell color polymorphism in this …

Shellfish is an essential component of seafood production systems worldwide. Among these
systems, abalone shells have attracted increasing attention because of their unique …

Shell color is one of the shell traits of molluscs, which has been regarded as an economic
trait in some bivalves. Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) are important aquaculture shellfish …

Molluscan shell color polymorphism is important in genetic breeding, while the molecular
information mechanism for shell coloring is unclear. Here, high-throughput RNA sequencing …

Mollusc shell color polymorphism is influenced by various factors. Pigments secreted in vivo
by animals play a critical role in shell coloration. Among the different shell-color hues …

Abstract The paired-box 7 (Pax7) is a transcription factor crucial for skin color polymorphism.
However, the mechanism underlying the pigmentation associated with Pax7 in mollusks …

Previous study has found that b (0,+)-type amino acid transporter 1 (CgB-aat1) plays an
essential role on mantle pigmentation in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. However, the …

Shell color shows broad variation within mollusc species and despite information on the
genetic pathways involved in shell construction and color has recently increased, more …

Melanogenesis is a multistep process to produce melanin for dark pigmentation in skin
coloration. Previous studies in vertebrates demonstrated that cystine and tyrosine amino …