(1994), by using the molecular marker RFLP, identified only one genomic region located on chromosome 4 with strong association to a QTL responsible for over 50% of the phenotypic variation in ...

It can reach up to 60 cm in shell length. Called scaly, or fluted giant clam, “Tridacna squamosa” is locally called “hagdan-hagdan.” Its shell has large scutes and reaches about 40 cm.