Transcriptome analysis identified genes for growth and omega-3/-6 ratio in saline tilapia

• Main Authors: Lin, Grace, Thevasagayam, Natascha M., Wan, Zi Yi, Ye, B. Q., Yue, Gen Hua
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Growth; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences; Tilapia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103978; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48626
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Growth and omega-3/-6 ratio are important traits in aquaculture. The mechanisms underlying quick growth and high omega-3/-6 ratio in fish are not fully understood. The consumption of the meat of tilapia suffers a bad reputation due to its low omega-3/-6 ratio. To facilitate the improvement of these...