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Assessing Genetic Diversity for a Pre-Breeding Program in Piaractus Mesopotamicus by Snps and Ssrs G C A T T A C G G C A T genes Article Assessing Genetic Diversity for a Pre-Breeding Program in Piaractus mesopotamicus by SNPs and SSRs Vito Antonio Mastrochirico-Filho 1, Felipe del Pazo 2,3, Milene Elissa Hata 1, Gabriela Vanina Villanova 2,3 , Fausto Foresti 4, Manuel Vera 5,6 , Paulino Martínez 5,6, Fábio Porto-Foresti 7 and Diogo Teruo Hashimoto 1,* 1 Aquaculture Center of Unesp, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal, SP 14884-900, Brazil 2 Laboratorio Mixto de Biotecnología Acuática - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación productiva de Santa Fe. Centro Científico y Tecnológico Acuario del Río Paraná, Rosario, Santa Fe 2000, Argentina 3 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rosario, Santa Fe 2000, Argentina 4 Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, SP 18618-970, Brazil 5 Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), ES27002 Lugo, Spain 6 Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain 7 São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Sciences, Bauru, SP 17033-360, Brazil * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +55-16-32097477 Received: 29 July 2019; Accepted: 28 August 2019; Published: 31 August 2019 Abstract: The pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is a Neotropical fish with remarkable productive performance for aquaculture. Knowledge of genetic resources in Neotropical fish is essential for their applications in breeding programs. The aim of this study was to characterize the genetic diversity of seven farmed populations of pacu which will constitute the basis for a broodstock foundation for coming breeding programs in Brazil. Analysis of one wild population (Paraná River) was used as a reference to compare genetic parameters in the farmed populations. The analyses were performed using 32 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and 8 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. No significant differences in genetic diversity between populations estimated through the number of alleles and allelic richness, observed heterozygosity, expected heterozygosity, and minimum allele frequency were detected (p > 0.05). Low genetic diversity was observed in all farmed stocks and the wild population. Moreover, we detected low genetic structure when comparing farmed and wild populations for SNPs (FST = 0.07; K = 3) and SSRs (FST = 0.08; K = 2). Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) demonstrated that genetic variation was mostly within populations. Kinship analysis showed that most fish farms included related individuals at a proportion of at least 25%. Our results suggest that the basal broodstock for pacu breeding programs should be founded with individuals from different fish farms for higher genetic diversity and to avoid inbreeding risks. Keywords: aquaculture; genetic variability; inbreeding; breeding programs 1. Introduction The pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is a Characiform fish with a wide natural distribution throughout La Plata basin which covers an area over five South American countries: Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Wild populations of pacu are threatened by overfishing since this species is considered to have high commercial value, with large-scale catches occurring by industrial and recreational fisheries [1]. According to the latest official statistics on industrial fisheries in Brazil, wild Genes 2019, 10, 668; doi:10.3390/genes10090668 www.mdpi.com/journal/genes Genes 2019, 10, 668 2 of 13 catches of pacu represent 5% (11 thousand tons) of the total inland capture (243.8 thousand tons) [2], classifying it as a critically endangered species in Sao Paulo State in Brazil (Decree 56,031). In relation to aquaculture production, pacu is one of the most cultivated fish species in South America. In Brazil, pacu farming already represents the second largest harvest from fish production (about 21 thousand tons) among native species [3]. According to its productive characteristics, it is an omnivorous fish considered a gainful species for aquaculture due to its rapid growth and low-cost feeding habits [4]. Due to its productive viability, its production in aquaculture has increased even in other parts of the world, such as China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam [5,6]. Despite breeding programs being fundamental for the sustainable development of aquaculture, less than 10% of aquaculture production in the world is based on genetically improved stocks, limited to only a few species [7], and there is no production of native species from Latin America resulting from genetic selection. For successful breeding strategies, suitable pre-breeding programs have been fundamental to providing advantageous and enduring genetic gains for fish production [8]. Therefore, evaluations of genetic variability and genetic relationships in the base population are essential for effective control over generations, which reduces problems related to loss of genetic potential for selective breeding in farmed stocks [9]. Mass selection without appropriate genetic supervision usually intensifies the processes of genetic drift, determining increased inbreeding and a reduction in genetic variability. Consequently, negative impacts such as reduced growth rates, low survival, morphological deformities, and susceptibility to disease have been reported [10–12]. Thus, the evaluation of genetic diversity and population structure by molecular markers to assist directed mating is important for successful management in selective breeding programs [13,14]. In pacu, genetic diversity studies have been limited to evaluating wild populations using the mitochondrial DNA control region [15] and microsatellite markers (or simple sequence repeats, SSRs) [16,17]. Both types of studies have characterized wild populations of pacu as a panmictic stock with high gene flow among rivers. In this study, seven farmed stocks and one wild population of P. mesopotamicus were examined by using 32 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 8 SSRs to assess the genetic diversity, structure, and kinship as a support to designing a suitable pre-breeding program for this species. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Ethic Statement This study was conducted in strict accordance with the recommendations of the National Council for Control of Animal Experimentation (CONCEA) (Brazilian Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation) and was approved by the Animal Use Ethics Committee (CEUA), protocol no. 22.255/15. The present study was performed under authorization no. 33435-1 issued through the Chico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity, Brazilian Ministry for the Environment (ICMBio). Fin clips were collected from each fish under benzocaine anesthesia and all efforts were made to minimize suffering. Fin samples were stored in 95% ethanol at 20 C. − ◦ 2.2. Experimental Population Individuals of seven different broodstocks from fish farms in Brazil (São Paulo State) were collected (FF1–FF7) (number of individuals shown in Table1). The commercial identity and localization of the fish farms were kept confidential. Animals were individually tagged with transponders (passive integrated transponder tags (pit-tags), model full-duplex FDX-B, 134.2 kHz) and kept alive for subsequent management to create the basal broodstock for the genetic breeding program. Fish farms were mostly set up between the 1980s and 1990s. There are no records of selective mating, except for at FF4. Additionally, 34 individuals collected in the Paraná River, Brazil (latitude 21.39, longitude 51.93) − − and previously used for SNP validation [18] were used as the reference wild population (Table1). Genes 2019, 10, 668 3 of 13 According to previous studies of genetic structure, wild populations of pacu present high levels of genetic similarity, representing a panmictic unit [15,17]. Therefore, we considered that this particular wild population (Paraná River) would represent the panmictic stock of the natural populations, being used as a reference for comparison of the genetic parameters. Table 1. Mean of diversity parameters per population in pacu. SSR SNP Samples N Na Ar Hobs Hexp HW FIS N MAF Hobs Hexp HW FIS 4.00 3.42 0.441 0.434 0.275 0.385 0.370 WILD 34 0.706 –0.018 34 0.293 0.056 1.31 1.01 0.213 0.214 0.132 0.171 0.130 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 3.50 3.33 0.581 0.524 0.285 0.394 0.382 FF1 20 0.009 –0.113 23 0.060 0.064 0.93 0.86 0.217 0.155 0.133 0.194 0.131 − ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 3.88 3.62 0.460 0.534 0.328 0.431 0.434 FF2 22 0.006 0.140 13 0.892 0.034 1.55 1.35 0.254 0.208 0.114 0.169 0.101 − ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 3.88 3.66 0.500 0.556 0.269 0.382 0.363 FF3 20 0.325 0.104 22 0.998 0.025 1.36 1.27 0.171 0.125 0.138 0.182 0.146 − ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 4.00 3.81 0.596 0.552 0.297 0.425 0.394 FF4 17 0.000 –0.081 17 0.787 0.040 1.07 1.02 0.315 0.204 0.136 0.186 0.127 − ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 3.50 3.36 0.471 0.479 0.270 0.370 0.361 FF5 17 0.751 0.018 19 0.983 0.008 1.07 1.02 0.206 0.181 0.150 0.174 0.145 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 3.50 3.50 0.438 0.551 0.273 0.398 0.376 FF6 14 0.013 0.212 19 0.988 0.062 0.75 0.76 0.200 0.112 0.127 0176 0.130 − ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 4.50 3.97 0.530 0.572 0.270 0.342 0.362 FF7 25 0.169 0.074 26 0.947 0.082 1.20 1.19 0.177 0.170 0.144 0.148 0.147 − ± ± ± ± ± ± ± Legend: WILD, Paraná river population; FF1–FF7, farm fish stocks; N, number of individuals; Na, number of alleles; Ar, allelic richness; Hobs, observed heterozygosity; Hexp, expected heterozygosity; HW, overall loci p values of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; FIS, inbreeding coefficient per population; MAF, minimum allele frequency.
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