Population-specific genotype x genotype x environment interactions in bacterial disease of early life stages of Pacific oyster larvae.

ABSTRACT: The consequences of emerging marine diseases on the evolutionary trajectories of affected host populations in the marine realm are largely unexplored. Evolution in response to natural selection depends on the genetic variation of the traits under selection and the interaction of these traits with the environment (GxE). However, in the case of diseases, pathogen genotypes add another dimension to this interaction. Therefore, the study of disease resistance needs to be extended to the interaction of host genotype, pathogen genotype and environment (GxGxE). In this study, we used a full-sib breeding design crossing two genetically differentiated populations of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793), to determine the influence of host genotype, pathogen genotype and tempe

SUBMITTER: Wendling CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5367073 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature