The essential traits (such as anti-stress resistance, shell color, etc.) from tetraploid oysters could be inherited in triploids. Currently, the limited availability of high-quality tetraploid Fujian oysters (Crassostrea angulata) has failed to satisfy the polymorphic demands for the triploids in the market, particularly those with distinctive colors. We have successfully developed the normal (TNN), black (TBB) and golden (TGG) shell line of tetraploid C. angulata. However, the effectiveness of genetic improvement in these three lines remains unknown, which seriously hinders the development and adjustment of breeding programs for these three tetraploid lines of C. angulata. In this study, three consecutive generations of mass selection targeting shell height were conducted from 2022 to 2024 in these three lines of tetraploid C. angulata. The shell height (SH) and living weight (LW) were significantly higher in the selected groups of all three lines compared to the control group across all three generations. The realized heritability () for SH was 0.44, 0.47 and 0.42 for TNN, TBB and TGG, respectively. Across three consecutive generations, the average genetic gain in SH achieved by the three lines was 17.26 %. Furthermore, the living weight, as an indirectly selected trait, demonstrated genetic gains of 21.66 %, 24.00 %, and 18.97 % in the three lines, with an overall mean improvement of 21.54 %. In addition, the tetraploid rates reached 98.33 %, 99.00 %, and 96.67 % for the three lines, respectively, in the third generation. No significant variation in the median lethal temperature (LT50) was observed within each of the three lines across the three consecutive generations. This study demonstrated that substantial additive genetic variation remains in the three tetraploid lines of C. angulata, indicating the potential for genetic improvement through selective breeding. The three improved tetraploid lines have enriched the germplasm of tetraploid oysters and provided valuable broodstock for the breeding of high-quality triploids with distinctive shell colors.
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