Quantitative trait loci and genetic association analysis reveals insights into complex pearl quality traits in donor silver-lipped pearl oysters》.pdf

Aquaculture 434 (2014) 476–485 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Aquaculture journal homepage: www. elsevi er. com/ locate/ aqua-online Quantitative trait loci and genetic association analysis reveals insights into complex pearl quality traits in donor silver-lipped pearl oysters David B. Jones a,b,⁎, Dean R. Jerry a,b, Mehar S. Khatkar c, Gerhard Moser c,d, Herman W. Raadsma c, Joseph J. Taylor e, Kyall R. Zenger a,b a Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia b School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia c Reprogen — Animal Bioscience, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia d Dairy Futures Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Bundoora, Victoria, Australia e Atlas Pearls and Perfumes, Pertokoan Sanur Raya 18-19, Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai Sanur, Denpasar Selatan, 80227 Bali, Indonesia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Pearl oysters are commercially farmed for their gemstone quality pearls worldwide and are an important animal Received 7 June 2014 model for understanding bivalve biology. However, despite their economic and scientific significance, limited Received in revised form 21 August 2014 quantitative genetic studies have been undertaken to identify genes that regulate important pearl quality traits Accepted 26 August 2014 and unique biological characteristics (i.e. biomineralisation). Over the last dec