Author(s): Du, Kang ; Wuertz, Sven ; Adolfi, Mateus ; Kneitz, Susanne ; Stöck, Matthias ; Oliveira, Marcos [UNESP] ; Nóbrega, Rafael [UNESP] ; Ormanns, Jenny ; Kloas, Werner ; Feron, Romain ; Klopp, Christophe ; Parrinello, Hugues ; Journot, Laurent ; He, Shunping ; Postlethwait, John ; Meyer, Axel ; Guiguen, Yann ; Schartl, Manfred
Date: 2019
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/187501
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We have sequenced the genome of the largest freshwater fish species of the world, the arapaima. Analysis of gene family dynamics and signatures of positive selection identified genes involved in the specific adaptations and unique features of this iconic species, in particular it’s large size and fast growth. Genome sequences from both sexes combined with RAD-tag analyses from other males and females led to the isolation of male-specific scaffolds and supports an XY sex determination system in arapaima. Whole transcriptome sequencing showed that the product of the gland-like secretory organ on the head surface of males and females may not only provide nutritional fluid for sex-unbiased parental care, but that the organ itself has a more specific function in males, which engage more in parental care.
University of Wuerzburg Physiological Chemistry Biocenter
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries IGB, Müggelseedamm 301
Reproductive and Molecular Biology Group Departament of Morphology Institute of Biosciences UNESP
INRA UR1037 LPGP Fish Physiology and Genomics
MIAT INRA Toulouse CS 52627
Montpellier GenomiX (MGX) c/o Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle 141 rue de la cardonille
Institute of Neuroscience University of Oregon Eugene
Lehrstuhl für Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie Department of Biology University of Konstanz Universitätstraße 10
Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken University Hospital
Hagler Institute for Advanced Study and Department of Biology Texas A&M University
Reproductive and Molecular Biology Group Departament of Morphology Institute of Biosciences UNESP
