Comparative mapping reveals quantitative trait loci that affect spawning time in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).
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SUBMITTER: Araneda C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3389541 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
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Comparative mapping reveals quantitative trait loci that affect spawning time in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).
Araneda Cristian C Díaz Nelson F NF Gomez Gilda G López María Eugenia ME Iturra Patricia P
Genetics and molecular biology 20120401 2
Spawning time in salmonids is a sex-limited quantitative trait that can be modified by selection. In rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), various quantitative trait loci (QTL) that affect the expression of this trait have been discovered. In this study, we describe four microsatellite loci associated with two possible spawning time QTL regions in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). The four loci were identified in females from two populations (early and late spawners) produced by divergent selec ...[more]
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