Genome-Wide Association Study of Growth and Sex Traits Provides Insight into Heritable Mechanisms Underlying Growth Development of <i>Macrobrachium nipponense</i> (Oriental River Prawn)
2023
Mengchao Wang | Shubo Jin | Shuai Liu | Hongtuo Fu | Yunfeng Zhao | Li Jiang
Male hybrid oriental river prawns grow significantly faster than hybrid females. In this study, the growth and sex traits of 181 individuals of <i>Macrobrachium nipponense</i> were recorded, and each individual genotype was evaluated using the 2b-RAD sequencing method. The genetic parameters for growth and sex traits were estimated. A genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) of these traits was performed. In total, 18 growth-related SNPs were detected from 12 chromosomes using a mixed linear model. The most significant loci of weight are located on the position of the SNP (102638935, chromosome 13), which can explain 11.87% of the phenotypic variation. A total of 11 significant SNPs were detected on four chromosomes associated with sex trait (three on chromosome 4, one on chromosome 7 and seven on chromosome 17). The heritability of this trait is 0.8998 and belongs to the range of ultra-high heritability. Genetic correlations were prevalent among the 11 traits examined, the genetic coefficient between sex and body weight reached a significant level of −0.23. This study is the first GWAS for sex of binary and growth traits in oriental river prawn. Our results provide a set of markers for the genetic selection of growth traits and help us to further understand the genetic mechanisms of growth in <i>Macrobrachium nipponense</i>.
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