Genomics and effective trait candidates of edible insects
Genomics and effective trait candidates of edible insects
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DOI：
10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101793
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发表时间：
2022-08-01
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5.2
通讯作者：
Ogura，Atsushi
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作者：
Nakajima，Yuichi;Ogura，Atsushi
以昆虫为食物的农业有许多优点，因为昆虫容易获得，可以在小面积内生长，在将食物转化为生物量方面效率高，并且对环境退化的贡献最小。我们回顾了利用下一代全基因组DNA测序获得的数据指导选择理想性状的养殖昆虫的前景。这种方法比传统的育种方法更有效，并有望促进具有使其成为理想食物来源的表型的昆虫品系的开发。我们还审查了一些潜在的问题与大规模生产的昆虫，并提出了一些因素，必须考虑的近亲繁殖的抑郁症，适应性和过敏原。昆虫是一种廉价、容易获得的营养素来源，如蛋白质和脂肪，以昆虫为基础的食品的有效大规模生产可能有助于改善食品供应问题。
The farming of insects for food has many advantages, since insects are readily available, can be grown in small areas, are efficient at the conversion of food to biomass, and have a minimal contribution to environmental degradation. We review the prospects for farming insects using data obtained from next-generation genome-wide DNA sequencing to guide the selection of desirable traits. This approach is more efficient than traditional breeding processes and promises to facilitate the development of insect strains with phenotypes which make them desirable as food sources. We also review some of the potential problems associated with the mass production of insects and suggest some factors which must be taken into consideration as inbreeding depression, adaptability, and allergens. Insects are a cheap, easily available source of nutrients such as proteins and fats, and the efficient mass production of insect-based foods may help to ameliorate problems of the food supply.