Genome survey and high-resolution backcross genetic linkage map construction of the ridgetail white prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda applications to QTL mapping of growth traits

High-resolution genetic linkage map is critical for QTL mapping, genome sequence assembly and marker-assisted selection in aquaculture species. The ridgetail white prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda is one of the most economic shrimp species naturally distributed in the coasts of eastern China and western Korea.