It has been found by a group of scientists at the Darwin Croc Farm and Sydney University that genome sequencing in crocodiles can help in selection of best crocodiles for breeding. As per the report, the sequencing of salt water crocodile genome helps in breeding bigger animals more quickly.

According to the findings of the report, sequencing of the genome in crocodiles has brought a more complex picture before scientists as compared to that when the genome was only mapped. The research has led the scientists to conclude that scientists would not need to wait for a hatchling to grow three to four years before they could tell which one is the best for breeding.

Rather, the study suggests that they could be able to predict the same when the crocodiles are mere hatchlings. It has been told by the team that sequencing of genome means putting all the building blocks that contribute in developing our DNA in a particular order.

It is being said that the findings would be a great help for the Territory's crocodile farming industry that is nearly worth several million dollars each year. Also, it has been revealed in the study that breeding crocs are selected by the crocodile farms on the grounds of different factors. These factors include food conversion, diseases resistance and growth rate.

Along with it, they also consider skin quality traits that comprise smaller scales with a more even distribution. But, the study this time has proven that scientists can directly determine breeding crocs by genome sequencing.

"If we know there's a particular gene of interest in chickens for instance that might affect growth rates, we can actually look for the analogue in the salt water croc, and can then go forward and select", says Dr. Sally Isberg and colleagues.