Characterization of transferrin‐linked microsatellites in brown trout ( Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar)

• Published in: Molecular Ecology Notes
• Main Authors: ANTUNES, AGOSTINHO, GHARBI, KARIM, ALEXANDRINO, PAULO, GUYOMARD, RENÉ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01253.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1471-8286.2005.01253.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01253.x

Abstract The transferrin ( TF ) gene has recently received increased interest in fish given its fitness relevance as a resistance gene against pathogenic bacteria. In this study, we characterized five TF ‐linked microsatellites in brown trout ( Salmo trutta ) and Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ). Interestingly, each marker amplified duplicated loci and linkage analysis revealed that the TF gene has most likely experienced a tandem duplication during salmonid evolution. In addition, the amplification of all five markers across a wide range of salmonid species suggests that they may be of general interest for the genetic analysis of the TF gene(s) in this teleost family.