Genetic improvement technologies to support the sustainable growth of UK aquaculture

T Regan, TP Bean, T Ellis, A Davie… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While the UK is the fourth largest aquaculture producer in Europe by volume, it is the second
largest by value with an annual first sale value of around£ 1 billion. Over 90% of this value is …

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) genetics in the 21st century: taking leaps forward in aquaculture and biological understanding

RD Houston, DJ Macqueen - Animal Genetics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) is among the most iconic and economically important fish
species and was the first member of Salmonidae to have a high‐quality reference genome …

Parallelism in eco-morphology and gene expression despite variable evolutionary and genomic backgrounds in a Holarctic fish

A Jacobs, M Carruthers, A Yurchenko… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the extent to which ecological divergence is repeatable is essential for
predicting responses of biodiversity to environmental change. Here we test the predictability …

Alternative splicing and gene expression play contrasting roles in the parallel phenotypic evolution of a salmonid fish

A Jacobs, KR Elmer - Molecular Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the contribution of different molecular processes to evolution and
development is crucial for identifying the mechanisms of adaptation. Here, we used RNA …

Genome-wide reconstruction of rediploidization following autopolyploidization across one hundred million years of salmonid evolution

MK Gundappa, TH To, L Grønvold… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The long-term evolutionary impacts of whole-genome duplication (WGD) are strongly
influenced by the ensuing rediploidization process. Following autopolyploidization …

A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems

S Skúlason, KJ Parsons, R Svanbäck… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A major goal of evolutionary science is to understand how biological diversity is
generated and altered. Despite considerable advances, we still have limited insight into how …

Widespread deviant patterns of heterozygosity in whole-genome sequencing due to autopolyploidy, repeated elements, and duplication

X Dallaire, R Bouchard, P Hénault… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Most population genomic tools rely on accurate single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
calling and filtering to meet their underlying assumptions. However, genomic complexity …

Simulation with RADinitio improves RADseq experimental design and sheds light on sources of missing data

AG Rivera‐Colón, NC Rochette… - Molecular ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Restriction‐site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) has become a powerful and
versatile tool in modern population genomics, enabling large‐scale evolutionary and …

Resolving fine‐scale population structure and fishery exploitation using sequenced microsatellites in a northern fish

KKS Layton, B Dempson, PVR Snelgrove… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The resiliency of populations and species to environmental change is dependent on the
maintenance of genetic diversity, and as such, quantifying diversity is central to combating …

Genomic selection in salmonids: new discoveries and future perspectives

E D'Agaro, A Favaro, S Matiussi, PP Gibertoni… - Aquaculture …, 2021 - Springer
Over the past 20 years, the introduction of new molecular techniques has given a new
impetus to genetic and genomic studies of fishes. The main traits selected in the aquaculture …