Genomic diversity of wild and cultured Yesso scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis from Japan and Canada.

ABSTRACT: The Yesso scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis is an important aquaculture species that was introduced to Western Canada from Japan to establish an economically viable scallop farming industry. This highly fecund species has been propagated in Canadian aquaculture hatcheries for the past 40 years, raising questions about genetic diversity and genetic differences among hatchery stocks. In this study, we compare cultured Canadian and wild Japanese populations of Yesso scallop using double-digest restriction site-associated DNA (ddRAD) sequencing to genotype 21,048 variants in 71 wild-caught scallops from Japan, 65 scallops from the Vancouver Island University breeding population, and 37 scallops obtained from a commercial farm off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The wild scallops are largely

SUBMITTER: Sutherland BJG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature