Genome-wide search for quantitative trait loci (QTL) and genes for increased growth and improved fatty acid content in salt tolerant tilapia (oreochromis spp.)

• Main Author: Lin, Grace Xiulin
• Other Authors: Valerie Lin Chun Ling
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Genetics; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Vertebrates
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/74843
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tilapias are the second most important group of farmed fish in the world. Increasing demands for fish as a protein source as well for heart health and decreasing land space due to the growing population has highlighted the importance of breeding fast growing salt tolerant tilapia strains/hybrids wit...