A comparison of microsatellites and SNPs in parental assignment in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): The power of exclusion

► Parentage analysis in GIFT Nile tilapia using microsatellites and SNPs ► Comparison of exclusion and likelihood methods for assignment rates ► Parentage assignment low due to relatedness of parents and missing parents ► Consistency of parentage assignment higher with SNPs ► Methods are comparable when exclusion power of markers is high.