Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Critical swimming speed (Ucrit) is an important measurement of swimming performance and a good indicator for cardio-respiratory health. It offers a new opportunity to select fish with better fitness. However, the genomic architecture of swimming performance at whole genome level is not clear in Nile...

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Main Authors: Yu, Xiaofei, Mengistu, Samuel, Mulder, Herman, Palstra, Arjan, Benzie, John A.H., Trinh, Trong, Groenen, Martien, Komen, Hans, Megens, Hendrik-Jan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126748
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author Yu, Xiaofei
Mengistu, Samuel
Mulder, Herman
Palstra, Arjan
Benzie, John A.H.
Trinh, Trong
Groenen, Martien
Komen, Hans
Megens, Hendrik-Jan
author_browse Benzie, John A.H.
Groenen, Martien
Komen, Hans
Megens, Hendrik-Jan
Mengistu, Samuel
Mulder, Herman
Palstra, Arjan
Trinh, Trong
Yu, Xiaofei
author_facet Yu, Xiaofei
Mengistu, Samuel
Mulder, Herman
Palstra, Arjan
Benzie, John A.H.
Trinh, Trong
Groenen, Martien
Komen, Hans
Megens, Hendrik-Jan
author_sort Yu, Xiaofei
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description Critical swimming speed (Ucrit) is an important measurement of swimming performance and a good indicator for cardio-respiratory health. It offers a new opportunity to select fish with better fitness. However, the genomic architecture of swimming performance at whole genome level is not clear in Nile tilapia. For this study, swimming performance was measured in 1500 fish from the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia strain in their early life, which were subsequently grown in a non-aerated pond (nocturnal hypoxia) until harvest. Our results showed that the heritability for Ucrit was 0.31 ± 0.04. Genetic correlations between Ucrit and harvest weight (−0.13 ± 0.13) and between Ucrit and daily growth coefficient (DGC) (−0.26 ± 0.13) were slightly negative. Nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were found to be suggestively associated with Ucrit, of which five are located in a region between 12.18 and 19.89 Mb on linkage group (LG)14, while two SNPs are located between 18.85 Mb to 18.94 Mb on LG13. The remaining two SNPs are located on LG19 and LG12, respectively. Candidate genes in high linkage disequilibrium (LD) with these SNPs were identified, including hip1, hectd1, elna, smyd1b, rrp12 and pprc1. This suggests possible involvement of neuronal growth, muscle activity, cardiovascular development and angiogenesis, and oxygen/hypoxia regulation. Three of these nine SNPs were significantly associated with both harvest weight and DGC, and SNP genotypes that associated with lowest mean Ucrit were associated with highest mean harvest weight and DGC. In conclusion, we found a clear pleiotropic effect of some SNPs that affect both growth and swimming performance in a hypoxic environment, while other SNPs had only effect on swimming performance, but not on growth. Although fast swimming fish are assumed to show slower growth, such as lower DGC and harvest weight, candidate genetic markers identified in this study provide an opportunity to select fish with good cardio-respiratory health and growth.
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spelling CGSpace1267482025-10-26T12:52:03Z Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Yu, Xiaofei Mengistu, Samuel Mulder, Herman Palstra, Arjan Benzie, John A.H. Trinh, Trong Groenen, Martien Komen, Hans Megens, Hendrik-Jan growth nile tilapia hypoxia fish qtl swimming performance Critical swimming speed (Ucrit) is an important measurement of swimming performance and a good indicator for cardio-respiratory health. It offers a new opportunity to select fish with better fitness. However, the genomic architecture of swimming performance at whole genome level is not clear in Nile tilapia. For this study, swimming performance was measured in 1500 fish from the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia strain in their early life, which were subsequently grown in a non-aerated pond (nocturnal hypoxia) until harvest. Our results showed that the heritability for Ucrit was 0.31 ± 0.04. Genetic correlations between Ucrit and harvest weight (−0.13 ± 0.13) and between Ucrit and daily growth coefficient (DGC) (−0.26 ± 0.13) were slightly negative. Nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were found to be suggestively associated with Ucrit, of which five are located in a region between 12.18 and 19.89 Mb on linkage group (LG)14, while two SNPs are located between 18.85 Mb to 18.94 Mb on LG13. The remaining two SNPs are located on LG19 and LG12, respectively. Candidate genes in high linkage disequilibrium (LD) with these SNPs were identified, including hip1, hectd1, elna, smyd1b, rrp12 and pprc1. This suggests possible involvement of neuronal growth, muscle activity, cardiovascular development and angiogenesis, and oxygen/hypoxia regulation. Three of these nine SNPs were significantly associated with both harvest weight and DGC, and SNP genotypes that associated with lowest mean Ucrit were associated with highest mean harvest weight and DGC. In conclusion, we found a clear pleiotropic effect of some SNPs that affect both growth and swimming performance in a hypoxic environment, while other SNPs had only effect on swimming performance, but not on growth. Although fast swimming fish are assumed to show slower growth, such as lower DGC and harvest weight, candidate genetic markers identified in this study provide an opportunity to select fish with good cardio-respiratory health and growth. 2022-11 2023-01-10T15:07:55Z 2023-01-10T15:07:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126748 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Xiaofei Yu, Samuel Mengistu, Herman Mulder, Arjan Palstra, John Benzie, Trong Trinh, Martien Groenen, Hans Komen, Hendrik-Jan Megens. (15/11/2022). Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture, 560.
spellingShingle growth
nile tilapia
hypoxia
fish
qtl
swimming performance
Yu, Xiaofei
Mengistu, Samuel
Mulder, Herman
Palstra, Arjan
Benzie, John A.H.
Trinh, Trong
Groenen, Martien
Komen, Hans
Megens, Hendrik-Jan
Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
title Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
title_full Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
title_fullStr Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
title_short Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
title_sort quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in nile tilapia oreochromis niloticus
topic growth
nile tilapia
hypoxia
fish
qtl
swimming performance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126748
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