High-quality genome assembly for the genetically improved Abbassa Nile tilapia enables the reconstruction of X and Y haplotypes
Graham Etherington, Adam Ciezarek, Tarang K. Mehta, Tom Barker, Alex Durrant, Fiona Fraser, Suzanne M. Henderson, Naomi Irish, Gemy Kaithakottil, Vanda Knitlhoffer, Shimaa E. Ali, Trọng Quốc Trịnh, Christopher Brian Watkins, David Swarbreck, Karim Gharbi, , Wilfried Haerty
The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the GIANT Nile tilapia strain, enabling the reconstruction of X and Y haplotypes and identifying sex determination loci on LG23.
bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2025 · PreprintGenomics