Polymorphisms of regulation and generic determinism of expression

As global demand for fish will likely double over the next 20-40 years, aquaculture must be developed without unacceptable impact of the environment. Under these conditions, it should build on progress to improve the genetics and performance of energy conversion. Indeed food represents 40 to 60% of the cost of production of farmed fish. Therefore the emphasis must be placed on programs that optimize both feed efficiency and growth. The wolf (Dicentrarchus labrax) is an excellent model for conducting this study because it is one of the iconic fish of marine fish farming in the <place>Mediterranean</place>. Also a wide range of resources on the genome is available, including parts that allow a more accurate annotation of regions of interest for the feed efficiency. The project will combine RegulBASS measures the expression of genes to help improve the process of domestication of aquaculture strains.