Genetic Architecture and Molecular Breeding of Economically Important Traits in Marine Fish
A Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067) belonging to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2026 | Viewed by 350
Editors
Interests: fish genetics and breeding; aquaculture genomics; molecular breeding; genome-wide association studies; genomic selection
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Interests: fish; genetic breeding; gene function; genomics; gene editing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine fish aquaculture is an important component of global food production. Yet, genetic improvement of many economically important marine fish species remains limited by long generation intervals, complex traits, and insufficient knowledge of their genetic architecture. Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing, genome-wide association studies, QTL mapping, population genomics, transcriptomics, and genomic prediction have provided powerful tools for dissecting the molecular basis of growth, body shape, disease resistance, stress tolerance, reproductive performance, feed utilization, and product quality in marine fish.
This Special Issue will provide a platform for advancing the understanding of genotype–phenotype relationships and promoting precision breeding strategies in marine aquaculture species. It aims to collect original research and review articles focusing on genome-wide association studies, genetic architecture, candidate gene identification, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, molecular breeding, and functional validation of genes related to important traits in marine fish. Studies integrating GWAS with transcriptomics, epigenomics, metabolomics, population genomic analysis, or experimental validation are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Kecheng Zhu
Guest Editor
Dr. Jinmin Pan
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- genomic selection
- genotype–phenotype association
- complex trait architecture
- molecular breeding
- aquaculture genomics
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