Recent advancements in genomic technologies have led to the discovery and application of
DNA‐markers [eg single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)] for the genetic improvement of …

High-throughput sequencing technologies have been extensively applied to genetics and
breeding in the aquaculture industry. To date, many aquaculture animal genomes have …

Background The genetic architecture of complex traits in farmed animal populations is of
interest from a scientific and practical perspective. The use of genetic markers to predict the …

Early sexual maturation is considered a serious drawback for Atlantic salmon aquaculture as
it retards growth, increases production times and affects flesh quality. Although both growth …

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector in agriculture, with great potential
to meet projected protein needs of human beings. Aquaculture is facing several challenges …

Growth is one of the most important traits from both a physiological and economic
perspective in aquaculture species. Thus, identifying the genomic regions and genes …

Traits linked to growth performance in farmed fish are major drivers of profitability in
aquaculture systems. Given the importance of growth-related traits, there have been efforts …

Despite being the second most important aquaculture species in the world accounting for
7.4% of global production in 2015, tilapia aquaculture has lacked genomic tools like SNP …

Background The assembly and annotation of a genome is a valuable resource for a species,
with applications ranging from conservation genomics to gene discovery. Genomic resource …

Skull morphology is fundamental to evolution and the biological adaptation of species to
their environments. With aquaculture fish species, head size is also important for economic …