Applications of Single Locus Minlsatellite DNA Probes to the Study of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Population Genetics

• Published in: Journal of Heredity
• Main Authors: Pérez, J., Morán, P., Pendás, A. M., García-Vázquez, E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1997
• Subjects: Brief Communications; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/88/1/79; https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a023064

Five single-locus minisatellite probes (SLPs) derived from Salmo salar have been used to describe genetic variability of Atlantic salmon in a Spanish river (Esva). A total of 202 individuals (48 juveniles and 154 returning adults) were an analyzed in 1992 and 1993. The five loci were highly polymorphic, with the number of different alleles per locus ranging from 4 to 10. In adult samples, allele polymorphism was demonstrated to be independent of both sex and sea returning age. Between-generation stability in frequencies for the different alleles was measured comparing samples from consecutive generations. Results indicate the utility of SLPs for the study of Atlantic salmon population genetics.