A multi-population genome-wide variant and imputation resource for rainbow trout derived from 540 high-coverage whole-genome sequences
摘要
Genotype imputation is a cost-effective strategy for achieving dense genome-wide genotyping, but its accuracy in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) has been hampered by the lack of a comprehensive, multi-population genome-wide variant and imputation resource. Here, we present TroutHap, a multi-population genome-wide variant and imputation resource constructed from 540 high-coverage whole-genome sequences (~12.58×) representing multiple geographic sources and breeding backgrounds, mainly from North America, Europe, and China. We identified 16,408,551 high-confidence SNPs and integrated them into a unified genome-wide variant map across all 30 chromosome pairs. Using this resource, we benchmarked genotype imputation across simulated low-coverage sequencing depths. At 1× sequencing depth, genotype accuracy achieves >90%, while additional sequencing beyond 2× yielded smaller improvements. Supplementary cross-platform validation using a public 57 K SNP array dataset further evaluated compatibility with array-based genotyping data, with genotype concordance and genotype accuracy reaching 80.5% and 71.9%, respectively, after site-level filtering. TroutHap is released as an open community resource, including high-confidence SNP site lists, representative chromosome-level variant files, representative imputed genotype files, metadata tables, validation summaries, and reproducible workflow outputs. This dataset provides a reusable resource for low-coverage sequencing imputation, SNP-array-based genotype harmonization, and downstream genomic analyses in rainbow trout.