Hybridization between char species (Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories
Hybridization between closely related species can generate genetic and phenotypic variation, providing valuable biological material to assess the physiological impact of the structural or functional variability of different organs. In the present study, we examined growth rates of various organs and...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fee789937d454398bc7aee4ec92f040a 2023-05-15T14:55:15+02:00 Hybridization between char species (Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories Bernard-Antonin Dupont Cyr France Dufresne Felix Christen Véronique Desrosiers Émilie Proulx Nathalie R. Le François Grant W. Vandenberg Pierre U. Blier 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.033332 https://doaj.org/article/fee789937d454398bc7aee4ec92f040a EN eng The Company of Biologists http://bio.biologists.org/content/7/10/bio033332 https://doaj.org/toc/2046-6390 2046-6390 doi:10.1242/bio.033332 https://doaj.org/article/fee789937d454398bc7aee4ec92f040a Biology Open, Vol 7, Iss 10 (2018) Arctic char Brook char Ontogeny Morphometry Heterosis Transgressive segregation Science Q Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.033332 2022-12-31T12:21:33Z Hybridization between closely related species can generate genetic and phenotypic variation, providing valuable biological material to assess the physiological impact of the structural or functional variability of different organs. In the present study, we examined growth rates of various organs and whole body in brook char, Arctic char and their reciprocal hybrids over a period of 281 days. Parental species achieved significantly higher body mass than their hybrids. Hybridization significantly reduced the relative size of the heart, liver and spleen. The relative size of pyloric caeca did not differ among the four groups. The observed lower growth performance of the hybrids compared to parental species strongly suggests that divergence in the relative size of digestive organs, liver and heart partly dictate growth capacity. Our results also suggest that the increased variability achieved through hybridization may prove useful in a genetic selection program. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Salvelinus alpinus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Biology Open 7 10 |
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Hybridization between closely related species can generate genetic and phenotypic variation, providing valuable biological material to assess the physiological impact of the structural or functional variability of different organs. In the present study, we examined growth rates of various organs and whole body in brook char, Arctic char and their reciprocal hybrids over a period of 281 days. Parental species achieved significantly higher body mass than their hybrids. Hybridization significantly reduced the relative size of the heart, liver and spleen. The relative size of pyloric caeca did not differ among the four groups. The observed lower growth performance of the hybrids compared to parental species strongly suggests that divergence in the relative size of digestive organs, liver and heart partly dictate growth capacity. Our results also suggest that the increased variability achieved through hybridization may prove useful in a genetic selection program. |
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Bernard-Antonin Dupont Cyr France Dufresne Felix Christen Véronique Desrosiers Émilie Proulx Nathalie R. Le François Grant W. Vandenberg Pierre U. Blier |
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Bernard-Antonin Dupont Cyr France Dufresne Felix Christen Véronique Desrosiers Émilie Proulx Nathalie R. Le François Grant W. Vandenberg Pierre U. Blier |
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Hybridization between char species (Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories |
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Hybridization between char species (Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories |
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Hybridization between char species (Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories |
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Hybridization between char species (Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories |
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Hybridization between char species (Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories |
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hybridization between char species (salvelinus alpinus and salvelinus fontinalis): a fast track for novel allometric trajectories |
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