Selective breeding of tilapia populations started in the early 1990s and over the past three
decades tilapia has become one of the most important farmed freshwater species, being …

The worldwide use of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) in aquaculture
represents a somewhat unique scenario. The natural distributions and global genetic …

Intra‐population variation was assessed in 1970 chickens from 64 populations using 29
autosomal microsatellites. On average, 95% of the loci were polymorphic across …

Fillet weight is an economically important trait in Nile tilapia production for the European
market which asks for fish with average body weights of at least 700 g. Genetic parameters …

Nile tilapia belongs to the second most cultivated group of fish in the world, mainly because
of its favorable characteristics for production. Genetic improvement programs and …

In recent years, there has been increasing demand for red tilapia, which are commercial
strains of hybrids of different tilapiine species or red variants of highly inbred Nile tilapia …

Genetic parameters for body weight at ages over approximately 120 days are scarce in Nile
tilapia. In this study, genetic parameters for body weight in Nile tilapia were estimated for …

To assess the genetic diversity of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, a total of 250 fish from
five Egyptian populations were genotyped using six microsatellite markers. Heterozygosity …

Genetic diversity between and within breeds and populations of fish provides valuable
information on the probable response to selection, and towards sustainable aquaculture …