Genetic diversity in Pacific oysters along the U.S. Pacific coast

Interpretive Summary:Pacific oysters are an important agricultural product in US Pacific Coast. Available genetic diversity of Pacific oysters determines their resiliency and adaptability to changing environments. Genetic diversity also determines potential for breeding: crossing of selected individuals or families to improve traits of interest such as growth. Under this view, comprehensive knowledge of the current genetic diversity in Pacific oysters in the US West Coast remains fundamental to the development of practices that maintain health and productivity in this species. This is the first study that uses whole-genome re-sequencing to evaluate the genetic diversity within and between naturalized and reared populations of Pacific oysters in the U.S. Pacific coast