Reproductive traits between wild and captive populations of female black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

The current project analyzed the transcriptomes of domesticated and natural P. monodon breeders from different stages using Illumina sequencing technology. Based on the transcriptome datasets, analysis of gene expression by bioinformatic tools was performed to identify the genes involved in development and maturation of the ovary of the black tiger shrimps. The objective of our project is to understand the biological pathways and to discover candidate genes involved in reproduction in P. monodon. This resource will be exploited in future breeding programs to improve reproductive traits in P. monodon.