A Review and Meta-Analysis of Genotype by Environment Interaction in Commercial Shrimp Breeding

Overview

Journal Genes (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2024 Sep 28

PMID 39336812

Authors

Md Mehedi Hasan

Peter C Thomson

Herman W Raadsma

Mehar S Khatkar

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Abstract

(1) Background: Genotype-by-environment interaction (G×E) can adversely impact genetic improvement programs. The presence of G×E is mainly measured as the genetic correlation between the same trait measured in different environments where departure from unity can be taken as presence of G×E. (2) Methods: To understand the extent of G×E in shrimp production, a review and meta-analysis was conducted using the results from 32 peer-reviewed studies. (3) Results: Of these, 22 G×E studies were conducted on Pacific white shrimp () with fewer studies reported in other shrimp species. The most frequently studied traits were growth and survival, with relatively few studies on traits of economic importance. The meta-analysis demonstrated a moderately high genetic correlation ( = 0.72 ± 0.05) for growth, indicating low to moderate levels of G×E with some re-ranking of breeding values across environments. However, substantial G×E was evident for survival where only a moderate genetic correlation ( = 0.58 ± 0.07) was observed for survival across different environments. A re-ranking of breeding values is likely for this trait and genetic improvement of shrimp for survival in one environment may not be effective in other environments. The results from ANOVA-based studies show that G×E accounted for 6.42 ± 1.05% and 7.13 ± 3.46% of the variation for growth and survival traits, respectively. (4) Conclusion: The significance of G×E necessitates tailored genetic improvement programs in commercial shrimp breeding. We discuss the scope and challenges of G×E for shrimp breeding programs, including opportunities of implementing G×E in genomic selection programs.

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