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 …

Fish coloration, evolved from selection and adaptation, is a prominent feature of remarkable
aquaculture merits. Fish possess more pigment cell types than any other vertebrates and are …

Best use of scientific knowledge is required to maintain the fundamental role of seafood in
human nutrition. While it is acknowledged that genomic-based methods allow the collection …

As the most diverse vertebrate group and a major component of a growing global
aquaculture industry, teleosts continue to attract significant scientific attention. The growth in …

Within aquaculture industries, selection based on genomic information (genomic selection)
has the profound potential to change genetic improvement programs and production …

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 …

Background Sea lice have significant negative economic and welfare impacts on marine
Atlantic salmon farming. Since host resistance to sea lice has a substantial genetic …

Aquaculture currently accounts for approximately half of all seafood produced and is the
fastest growing farmed food sector globally. Marine bivalve aquaculture, the farming of …

Infectious disease is a major constraint for all species produced via aquaculture. The
majority of farmed fish and shellfish production is based on stocks with limited or no …

Transcriptomics is the analysis of total RNA transcript in a cell, which gives a broad idea of
cellular processes that are active and dormant. Recent advancement in next‐generation …