The long-awaited breakthrough of a mapped salmon genome means a reference will now be available to provide crucial information to fish managers to improve the production and sustainability of aquaculture operations, and address challenges around conservation of wild stocks, preservation of at-risk fish populations and environmental sustainability.
Salmonids are a key species for research and while some salmon genetic information is known, many fundamental questions have remained, meaning a fully assembled reference sequence available for researchers worldwide will have a major impact on revealing information about salmon and other salmonids, such as rainbow trout and Pacific salmon.
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