Development of a Medium Density Combined-Species SNP Array for Pacific and European Oysters (<i>Crassostrea gigas</i> and <i>Ostrea edulis</i>).

ABSTRACT: SNP arrays are enabling tools for high-resolution studies of the genetic basis of complex traits in farmed and wild animals. Oysters are of critical importance in many regions from both an ecological and economic perspective, and oyster aquaculture forms a key component of global food security. The aim of our study was to design a combined-species, medium density SNP array for Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis), and to test the performance of this array on farmed and wild populations from multiple locations, with a focus on European populations. SNP discovery was carried out by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of pooled genomic DNA samples from eight C. gigas populations, and restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-Seq) of

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5499128 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature