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Identification of candidate sex-specific genomic regions in male and female Asian arowana genomes

Journal

GIGASCIENCE
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giac085

Keywords

Asian arowana; male and female; genome sequencing and resequencing; sex-related genes

Funding

  1. Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund, CAFS [2016HY-ZCO402, 2019ZD0503, 2020TD17]
  2. Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Modern Agriculture Industry Technology Innovation Team [2022KJ150]
  3. China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund [CAMC-2018F]
  4. Guangzhou Scientific Planning Program [201904010409]
  5. National Freshwater Genetic Resource Center [FGRC18537]

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In this study, we sequenced the genomes of Asian arowana to discover molecular clues to its sex determination. We identified candidate genes and structural variations that may be associated with sex determination. This research provides valuable genetic resources for global aquarium fish research.
Background: Asian arowana, Scleropages formosus, is one of the most expensive aquarium fish species worldwide. Its sex, however, cannot be distinguished clearly at any development stage, which impedes captive breeding and species protection for this endangered aquarium fish. Results: To discover molecular clues to the sex of Asian arowana, we sequenced 26.5 Gb of PacBio HiFi reads and 179.2 Gb of Hi-C reads for 1 male fish and also sequenced 106.5 Gb of Illumina reads, 36.0 Gb of PacBio Sequel reads, and 80.7 Gb of Hi-C reads for 1 female individual. The final male and female genome assemblies were approximately 756.8 Mb and 781.5 Mb in length and contained 25,262 and 25,328 protein-coding genes, respectively. We also resequenced the genomes of 15 male and 15 female individuals with approximately 722.1 Gb of Illumina reads. A genome-wide association study identified several potentially divergent regions between male and female individuals. In these regions, cd48 and cfap52 could be candidate genes for sex determination of Asian arowana. We also found some structural variations in few chromosomes between male and female individuals. Conclusion: We provided an improved reference genome assembly of female arowana and generated the first sequenced genome of 1 male individual. These valuable genetic resources and resequencing data may improve global aquarium fish research.

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