Microsatellite variability in chum salmon of Primorye

• Published in: Russian journal of genetics Vol. 53; no. 9; pp. 1016 - 1021
• Main Authors: Shitova, M. V., Markovtsev, V. G., Zhivotovsky, L. A., Prohorovskaya, V. D., Afanasyev, P. K., Orlova, S. Yu, Rubtsova, G. A., Afanasyev, K. I., Brykov, V. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-09-2017
• Subjects: Animal Genetics; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Human Genetics; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Primorsky krai; microsatellite loci; population genetics; genetic diversity; chum salmon
• ISSN: 1022-7954; 1608-3369
• DOI: 10.1134/S1022795417090125

In this study, 12 samples of chum salmon from the southern and central parts of Primorye were studied with ten microsatellite loci. All studied localities of chum salmon of Primorye formed three main genetically different groups: (1) the Narva–Barabashevka–Ryazanovka cluster of southern Primorye, (2) Kievka River, and (3) Avvakumovka River. The revealed genetic heterogeneity of chum salmon showed clear population structure in accordance with the geographical location of the samples. The study suggests that, for the purposes of artificial reproduction of chum salmon, it is desirable to perform egg planting with regard to the described population structure of chum salmon of Primorye.