Development and Validation of an Open Access SNP Array for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

ABSTRACT: Tilapia are among the most important farmed fish species worldwide, and are fundamental for the food security of many developing countries. Several genetically improved Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) strains exist, such as the iconic Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT), and breeding programs typically follow classical pedigree-based selection. The use of genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data can enable an understanding of the genetic architecture of economically important traits and the acceleration of genetic gain via genomic selection. Due to the global importance and diversity of Nile tilapia, an open access SNP array would be beneficial for aquaculture research and production. In the current study, a ∼65K SNP array was designed based on SNPs discover

SUBMITTER: Penaloza C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7407453 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature