Differential expression of activin ßA and ßB genes in female allotriploid and diploid red crucian carp Carassius auratus red var.

activin ßA and ßB from diploid and allotriploid crucian carp were cloned.The differential expression of activin ßA and ßB genes in female allotriploid and diploid red crucian carp Carassius auratus red var. were studied and found to be expressed in all the tested tissues; particularly, the expression of activin ßA and ßB was elevated in the ovaries of allotriploids and differential expression in pituitaries during the non-breeding season and the breeding season period. The immunohistochemistry indicated that the abnormal triploid ovaries were dominated by small oogonium-like cells with dense signals and that the elevated expression of activin ßA and ßB in the ovaries of allotriploids may be related to allotriploid sterility.