About this Research Topic
Correspondingly, we think that it is possible to solve the current research problems through the following aspects (but not limited to) of genomics study: 1) Genome sequencing/re-sequencing of the genetic populations, mutants, gene-edited materials to identify the linkage between the traits and genome variants; 2) Multiple omics study combing different sequencing technologies instead of the use of a single technology to explain different levels of molecular mechanism; 3) Application of new techniques (i.e., single-cell transcriptome sequencing, target region sequencing) to profile the precise biological regulation; 4) Cross-species pan-genome sequencing to reveal the evolution of different species under different geographical environments. In addition, metagenomic and epigenetic studies are increasingly applied to understand the life of aquacultural organisms, which are highly affected by the environment and environmental microbes. These studies will benefit to raise the efficiency of molecular breeding, to reveal of the evolution of different species, to understand the influence of the earth environment on the survival of aquacultural organisms, and to develop the technology of gene function identification in aquacultural animals and plants.
The aim of the current Research Topic to publish the promising, recent and novel research in omics study of the aquacultural organisms. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic mainly include, but not limited to:
• Population genomics study of the important biological or economic traits
• Sequencing of mutants or gene-edited materials
• Multi-omics study combining genome, transcriptome, proteome, etc
• Single-cell transcriptome sequencing
• Target region sequencing (e.g., Chip-seq, DAP-seq, Cut&Tag)
• Pan-genome study of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes
• Metagenome (or others) sequencing of microbes to reveal a relationship between microbes and the host aquatic organisms
• Epigenetic regulation study
Keywords: Genome, sequence, aquatic, omics, genetics
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