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Tilapias

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Genome Mapping and Genomics in Fishes and Aquatic Animals

Part of the book series: Genome Mapping Genomics Animals ((MAPPANIMAL,volume 2))

Abstract

Tilapias are a group of species within the family Cichlidae and originate from Africa and the Middle East. They are one of the most important cultured species in tropical and subtropical regions. Tilapias have a long history of aquaculture and are known to have been cultured in ponds thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt and Rome. Due to their economic importance, the familiarity with their life cycle, and the relative simplicity of reproducing and maintaining these species, tilapias became some of the more extensively studied fish in the last half century. Genetic research and mapping was initiated in tilapias for agricultural purposes and as a model species for biomedical and evolutionary studies. Currently, tilapia is one of the most advanced cultured fish species in terms of genetic mapping and available genetic resources, with a dense linkage map containing hundreds of DNA markers and dozens of genes, a BAC-based physical map, several mapped QTL, and an ongoing whole genome sequencing project. In this chapter, we review and summarize two decades of progress in tilapia genetic mapping.

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Cnaani, A., Hulata, G. (2008). Tilapias. In: Kocher, T., Kole, C. (eds) Genome Mapping and Genomics in Fishes and Aquatic Animals. Genome Mapping Genomics Animals, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73837-4_4

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