Reconstruction of the X and Y haplotypes in the genetically improved Abbassa nile tilapia genome assembly.

ABSTRACT: The success of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as an aquaculture species is partly the result of continuous selective breeding leading to high performing strains. These elite strains have been derived from breeding populations of diverse origins and crosses with other Oreochromis species. Owing to the complex and unique evolutionary histories of each strain, existing reference genomes of wild populations are unsuitable to implement genomic selection for beneficial traits such as growth or environmental resilience in aquaculture programmes. Here we generated a high-quality genome assembly and annotation of the WorldFish Genetically Improved Abbassa Nile tilapia (GIANT) elite strain using a combination of PacBio HiFi, and Omni-C Illumina sequencing. As a male Abbassa Nile tilapia wa

SUBMITTER: Etherington G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12062369 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature