Determination and differentiation of sex in Pacific salmon

• Main Author: Robertson, James Grant
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 1951
• Subjects: Salmon; Sex determination; Diagnostic; Genetic; Sex differentiation; Sex preselection; Pacific; Sockeye; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/41536

Chum salmon embryonal discs were smeared and the cells stained with acetocarmine (60° C.) for chromosome content. Thirty-eight chromosomes (granular, sigmoid, and j-shaped) were counted, but the number was not considered absolute. The presence of sex chromosomes could not be established. Chromosomes...