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The genome assembly of the farmed European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus L. from the Finnish selective breeding programme.
BMC genomic data - 25 Mar 2025
Pokharel Kisun, Fischer Daniel, Iso-Touru Terhi, Tapio Ilma, Tapio Miika, Leinonen Tuomas, Kause Antti
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OBJECTIVES: European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) is a freshwater salmonid that inhabits cold regions of central and north Europe and Siberia. It is an important aquaculture species in Finland, selectively bred since 1999. The breeding programme has applied genomic selection that uses SNP markers and phenotypic data to improve traits such as growth, product quality, and fish health. Salmonids are known for...
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