Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) genome and transcriptome

PLoS One. 2018 Apr 5;13(4):e0195461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195461. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

When unifying genomic resources among studies and comparing data between species, there is often no better resource than a genome sequence. Having a reference genome for the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) will enable the extensive genomic resources available for Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, and rainbow trout to be leveraged when asking questions related to the Chinook salmon. The Chinook salmon's wide distribution, long cultural impact, evolutionary history, substantial hatchery production, and recent wild-population decline make it an important research species. In this study, we sequenced and assembled the genome of a Chilliwack River Hatchery female Chinook salmon (gynogenetic and homozygous at all loci). With a reference genome sequence, new questions can be asked about the nature of this species, and its role in a rapidly changing world.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Chromosome Mapping / methods*
  • Female
  • Genome / genetics*
  • Salmon / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Transcriptome / genetics*

Grants and funding

The authors appreciate support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Regulatory System for Biotechnology, and from the DFO Salmonid Enhancement Program Chilliwack River Hatchery. BK received funding in the form of the grant "Salmonid Genome Duplication Drives Specialization and Adaptation" from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.