About the Editor xxiii
List of Contributors xxv
Preface xxxi
Part I Bioinformatics Analysis of Genomic Sequences 1
1 Introduction to Linux and Command Line Tools for Bioinformatics 3
Shikai Liu and Zhanjiang Liu
2 Determining Sequence Identities: BLAST, Phylogenetic Analysis, and Syntenic Analyses 30
Sen Gao, Zihao Yuan, Ning Li, Jiaren Zhang and Zhanjiang Liu
3 Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies and the Assembly of Short Reads into Reference Genome Sequences 43
Ning Li, Xiaozhu Wang and Zhanjiang Liu
4 Genome Annotation: Determination of the Coding Potential of the Genome 74
Ruijia Wang, Lisui Bao, Shikai Liu and Zhanjiang Liu
5 Analysis of Repetitive Elements in the Genome 86
Lisui Bao and Zhanjiang Liu
6 Analysis of Duplicated Genes andMulti-Gene Families 98
Ruijia Wang and Zhanjiang Liu
7 Dealing with Complex Polyploidy Genomes: Considerations for Assembly and Annotation of the Common Carp Genome 110
Peng Xu, Jiongtang Li and Xiaowen Sun
Part II Bioinformatics Analysis of Transcriptomic Sequences 123
8 Assembly of RNA-Seq Short Reads into Transcriptome Sequences 125
Jun Yao, Chen Jiang, Chao Li, Qifan Zeng and Zhanjiang Liu
9 Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes and Co-expressed Genes Using RNA-Seq Datasets 135
Chao Li, Qifan Zeng, Chen Jiang, Jun Yao and Zhanjiang Liu
10 Gene Ontology, Enrichment Analysis, and Pathway Analysis 150
Tao Zhou, Jun Yao and Zhanjiang Liu
11 Genetic Analysis Using RNA-Seq: Bulk Segregant RNA-Seq 169
Jun Yao, RuijiaWang and Zhanjiang Liu
12 Analysis of Long Non-coding RNAs 179
Ruijia Wang, Lisui Bao, Shikai Liu and Zhanjiang Liu
13 Analysis of MicroRNAs and Their Target Genes 200
Shikai Liu and Zhanjiang Liu
14 Analysis of Allele-Specific Expression 228
Yun Li, Ailu Chen and Zhanjiang Liu
15 Bioinformatics Analysis of Epigenetics 247
Yanghua He and Jiuzhou Song
Part III Bioinformatics Mining and Genetic Analysis of DNA Markers 275
16 Bioinformatics Mining of Microsatellite Markers from Genomic and Transcriptomic Sequences 277
Shaolin Wang, Yanliang Jiang and Zhanjiang Liu
17 SNP Identification from Next-Generation Sequencing Datasets 288
Qifan Zeng, Luyang Sun, Qiang Fu, Shikai Liu and Zhanjiang Liu
18 SNP Array Development, Genotyping, Data Analysis, and Applications 308
Shikai Liu, Qifan Zeng, Xiaozhu Wang and Zhanjiang Liu
19 Genotyping by Sequencing and Data Analysis: RAD and 2b-RAD Sequencing 338
Shi Wang, Jia Lv, Jinzhuang Dou, Qianyun Lu, Lingling Zhang and Zhenmin Bao
20 Bioinformatics Considerations and Approaches for High-Density Linkage Mapping in Aquaculture 356
Yun Li, Shikai Liu, Ruijia Wang, Zhenkui Qin and Zhanjiang Liu
21 Genomic Selection in Aquaculture Breeding Programs 380
Mehar S. Khatkar
22 Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping in Aquaculture Species: Principles and Practice 392
Alejandro P. Gutierrez and Ross D. Houston
23 Genome-wide Association Studies of Performance Traits 415
Xin Geng, Degui Zhi and Zhanjiang Liu
24 Gene Set Analysis of SNP Data from Genome-wide Association Studies 434
Shikai Liu, Peng Zeng and Zhanjiang Liu
Part IV Comparative Genome Analysis 461
25 Comparative Genomics Using CoGe, Hook, Line, and Sinker 463
Blake Joyce, Asher Baltzell, Matt Bomhoff and Eric Lyons
26 NCBI Resources Useful for Informatics Issues in Aquaculture 491
Zihao Yuan, Yujia Yang, Shikai Liu and Zhanjiang Liu
27 Resources and Bioinformatics Tools in Ensembl 508
Yulin Jin, Suxu Tan, Jun Yao and Zhanjiang Liu
28 iAnimal: Cyberinfrastructure to Support Data-driven Science 527
Blake Joyce, Asher Baltzell, Fiona McCarthy, Matt Bomhoff and Eric Lyons
Conclusion 544
Acknowledgments 545
References 545
Index 547
