Genetic variation in the mitochondrial genome of the giant grouperEpinephelus…

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers are ideal for the validation of maternal inheritance and the iden-tification of brood-stock in aquaculture breeding programs. The complete mitochondrial genomes of 11species of grouper are currently available at the GenBank. This study was directed towards the charac-terization of mtDNA loci which can be applied for identification of interspecific F1 hybrids de…