Genetic basis and regulatory network of ovary development in precocious Eriocheir sinensis

Precocity is a serious and common biological phenomenon in animal species. Large amount of precocity individuals was identified in Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, which caused huge economical loss every year. In this study, comparative transcriptome was conducted among different stages of precocious one-year old E. sinensis, tissue-expression profiles of ovary, hepatopancreas, and eyestalk tissues were presented and compared.