Journal article
Mapping QTL for Omega-3 Content in Hybrid Saline Tilapia
Marine Biotechnology, Vol.20(1), pp.10-19
2017
Abstract
Tilapia is one of most important foodfish species. The low omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acid ratio in freshwater tilapia meat is disadvantageous for human health. Increasing omega-3 content is an important task in breeding to increase the nutritional value of tilapia. However, conventional breeding to increase omega-3 content is difficult and slow. To accelerate the increase of omega-3 through marker-assisted selection (MAS), we conducted QTL mapping for fatty acid contents and profiles in a F2 family of saline tilapia generated by crossing red tilapia and Mozambique tilapia. The total omega-3 content in F2 hybrid tilapia was 2.5 ± 1.0 mg/g, higher than that (2.00 mg/g) in freshwater tilapia. Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) technology was used to discover and genotype SNP markers, and microsatellites were also genotyped. We constructed a linkage map with 784 markers (151 microsatellites and 633 SNPs). The linkage map was 2076.7 cM long and consisted of 22 linkage groups. Significant and suggestive QTL for total lipid content were mapped on six linkage groups (LG3, -4, -6, -8, -13, and -15) and explained 5.8–8.3% of the phenotypic variance. QTL for omega-3 fatty acids were located on four LGs (LG11, -18, -19, and -20) and explained 5.0 to 7.5% of the phenotypic variance. Our data suggest that the total lipid and omega-3 fatty acid content were determined by multiple genes in tilapia. The markers flanking the QTL for omega-3 fatty acids can be used in MAS to accelerate the genetic improvements of these traits in salt-tolerant tilapia.
Details
- Title
- Mapping QTL for Omega-3 Content in Hybrid Saline Tilapia
- Authors/Creators
- G. Lin (Author/Creator)L. Wang (Author/Creator)S.T. Ngoh (Author/Creator)L. Ji (Author/Creator)L. Orbán (Author/Creator)G.H. Yue (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Marine Biotechnology, Vol.20(1), pp.10-19
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Identifiers
- 991005543810907891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Comparative Genomics
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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