Genome-wide SNPs reveal novel genetic relationships among Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada (subdivision 3Ps), Northern cod stock complex, and Gulf of St Lawrence.

ABSTRACT: The south coast of Newfoundland, Canada (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Subdivision 3Ps) is known to be a mixing zone for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Tagging and genetic studies have shown cod from the Northern and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO Divisions 3Pn, 4RST), Southern Grand Banks (3NO), and the Northern cod stock complex (2J3KL) frequent the waters of 3Ps at various times throughout the year, but the extent of genetic mixing is unknown. However, 3Ps has not been the central focus of previous large-scale genomic analyses of population structure, a knowledge gap that we address using single nucleotide polymorphisms. Using 38,111 neutral markers from reduced representation next-generation sequencing data, we determined the provenance of 3Ps cod relative to the

SUBMITTER: Babaei S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908700 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature