Microsatellite marker based genetic linkage maps of Oreochromis aureus and O. niloticus (Cichlidae): extensive linkage group segment homologies revealed

Partial genetic linkage maps, based on microsatellite markers, were constructed for two tilapia species, Oreochromis aureus and Oreochromis niloticus using an interspecific backcross population. The linkage map for O. aureus comprised 28 markers on 10 linkage groups and covered 212.8 CM. Nine markers were mapped to four linkage groups on an O. niloticus female linkage map covering 40.6 CM. Results revealed a high degree of conservation of synteny between the linkage groups defined in O. aureus and the previously published genetic linkage map of O. niloticus.     

中国大陆尼罗罗非鱼引进群体间遗传关系分析

为了从分子水平上评价中国大陆尼罗罗非鱼（Oreochromis niloticus）主要引进群体间遗传关系、遗传分化及基因流状况,研究利用12对多态性微卫星引物,以埃及土著群体为对照组,分析中国大陆尼罗罗非鱼9个代表性引进群体的遗传关系。结果显示:①群体间四种遗传距离[D_A、D_C、D_SW和（δμ）2]同时表明,USA群体和EGY群体间的遗传距离最小[D_A=0.2174,D_C=0.4140,D_SW=0.8769,（δμ）2=22.6904];D_A和D_C表明GD群体和XJF群体间遗传距离最大（D_A=0.5851,D_C=0.6789）;D_SW和（δμ）2表明USA群体与XJF群体间遗传距离最大[D_SW=4.0907,（δμ）2=138.18]。② EGY群体和GD群体间遗传分化最小（F_ST=0.0326,R_ST=0.0337）,XJF群体和LY群体间遗传分化最大（F_ST=0.2098,R_ST=0.2655）。所有成对群体间均存在显著的遗传分化（P < 0.05）。③群体间系统树显示,WY群体、GD群体、EGY群体和USA群体被聚为一类,BL群体、LY群体和EW群体被聚为一类,JNM群体和GLD群体被聚为一类,XJF群体位于独立的分支;贝叶斯聚类分析将10个群体划分为2类,XJF、BL、LY、EW群体被归入第一类,WY、GD、EGY、USA、GLD和JNM群体被归入第二类。分子方差分析和主成分分析支持了系统树和贝叶斯聚类分析的结果。④根据成对F_ST值和R_ST值估算的群体间历史基因流平均值分别为2.4427和2.1983。群体间近期基因流检测结果显示,各群体中发生第一代迁移的个体数在0-7个,占样本数的0-23.3%。总体而言,我国尼罗罗非鱼引进群体间遗传分化显著,群体间存在一定程度的历史基因流和近期基因流。研究结果为开展我国尼罗罗非鱼引进群体的种质资源保护和综合利用提供了科学依据。     

Genetic characterization of a pure relict population of Oreochromis esculentus, an endangered tilapia

Genetic variation of the Oreochromis esculentus population from Lake Kanyaboli was studied using 24 allozyme loci and three microsatellite loci and compared with four populations of O. niloticus. Results strongly suggest that this population can be considered as pure.     

我国新引进吉富品系尼罗罗非鱼群体的遗传多样性分析

选取罗非鱼(Oreochromis spp.)第二代遗传连锁图谱中的26个微卫星位点,对淡水渔业研究中心引进的、由60个家系组成的吉富品系尼罗罗非鱼(O.niloticus)群体进行遗传结构分析。结果显示,26个微卫星位点在吉富罗非鱼群体中共检测到124个等位基因,各位点的等位基因数为3～7个,平均4.8个。片段长度104～322 bp,平均杂合度观测值为0.622 1,平均杂合度期望值为0.642 3,平均多态信息含量(PIC)为0.633 4。所检测的26个位点中,有25个位点属于高度多态位点(PIC0.5),占所检测位点的96.15%;1个位点属于中度多态位点。结果表明,该吉富罗非鱼群体多态信息含量丰富,遗传多样性水平较高。因而该群体仍然具有较大的选育潜力,可以作为选育的基础群体开展进一步的选育工作。     

Genetic structure and gene flow in an endangered native tilapia fish (Oreochromis esculentus) compared to invasive Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Yala swamp, East Africa

The introduction of invasive Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), and the rapacious predator Nile perch (Lates niloticus), into Lake Victoria resulted in a decline in population sizes, genetic diversity and even extirpation of native species which were previously the mainstay of local fisheries. However, remnant populations of native fish species, including tilapia, still persist in satellite lakes around Lake Victoria where they may coexist with O. niloticus. In this study we assessed population genetic structure, diversity, and integrity of the native critically endangered Singidia tilapia (O. esculentus) in its refugial populations in the Yala swamp, Kenya, and contrasted this diversity with populations of the invasive tilapia O. niloticus in satellite lakes (Kanyaboli, Namboyo and Sare) and Lake Victoria. Based on mtDNA control region sequences and eight nuclear microsatellite loci, we did not detect any mtDNA introgression between the native and the invasive species in Lakes Kanyaboli and Namboyo, but did find low levels of nuclear admixture, primarily from O. niloticus to O. esculentus. Some genetic signal of O. esculentus in O. niloticus was found in Lake Sare, where O. esculentus is not found, suggesting it has recently been extirpated by the O. niloticus invasion. In both species, populations in the satellite lakes are significantly genetically isolated from each other, with private mtDNA haplotypes and microsatellite alleles. For O. niloticus, genetic diversity in satellite lakes was similar to that found in Lake Victoria. Our data imply a low frequency of immigration exchange between the two populations of O. esculentus and we suggest that the populations of this endangered species and important fisheries resource should be conserved separately in Lakes Kanyaboli and Namboyo and with high priority.     

Large extent of mitochondrial DNA transfer from Oreochromis aureus to O. niloticus in West Africa

Introgressive hybridization has an important evolutionary significance in terms of gene diversity and speciation. Among the major groups of vertebrates, fish show a strong propensity to hybridize. In order to highlight the possible occurrence of gene flow between two tilapia species, Oreochromis niloticus and O. aureus, a comparison of allozyme and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphism was performed on sympatric and allopatric populations of these two species. Nuclear data were congruent with the morphological identification of O. niloticus and O. aureus populations. In opposition, the mtDNA analysis resulted in two strictly differentiated groups which did not follow the morphological and nuclear DNA classification. The first group consisted of East African O. niloticus populations and the second included all the O. aureus populations and the West African O. niloticus populations. Moreover, in some cases, the same sequences were detected in both species. These data strongly support a differential introgression of mtDNA from O. aureus to O. niloticus involving all the West African area. This work points out the risk of misinterpretation of mtDNA or nuclear DNA data when only one single class of marker is used.     

内蒙古亚洲小车蝗种群遗传多样性的微卫星分析

亚洲小车蝗Oedaleus asiaticus Bei-Bienko是我国北方草原和农牧交错区主要的害虫之一。为了从分子水平评价内蒙古地区亚洲小车蝗种群的遗传多样性和种群间遗传分化, 本文采用8对微卫星引物对内蒙古15个地点的亚洲小车蝗种群进行遗传多样性分析。结果表明： 各位点有效等位基因数为3.4517~13.2881, 多态信息含量值为0.5601~0.8563, Shannon氏多样性指数在0.7018~4.1789之间。15个种群的平均期望杂合度为0.6836, Nei氏期望杂合度为0.5303~0.6513, 群体遗传距离为0.1092~0.4235, 群体分化率Fst平均值为0.1612, 基因流Nm平均值为1.6164。8个微卫星位点均具有较高的多态性, 各种群间的遗传分化水平较大, 基因交流程度中等, 个体间的遗传变异大于种群间的遗传变异。15个不同地点的亚洲小车蝗种群根据遗传距离共聚为6支。种群间遗传分化与地理距离呈正相关关系。高山和沙漠对不同地区亚洲小车蝗种群的迁移具有阻碍作用, 可能是形成遗传分化的主要原因。研究结果从分子水平探索不同地区亚洲小车蝗种群间的内在联系, 为制定亚洲小车蝗的综合治理策略提供了分子生物学的基础资料。     

湘江野鲤养殖群体和自然群体遗传多样性的微卫星分析

采用微卫星技术,用17对微卫星引物对湘江野鲤养殖群体和自然群体的的遗传多样性进行分析.结果表明:有15对引物扩增出清晰的条带,其中13对引物在群体间呈现多态性;2个群体中,13对多态性引物分别扩增等位基因2～12个,共90个,其中35个等位基因为2群体共有,55个等位基因具有群体特异性,引物平均等位基因数为6.92个,等位基因频率为0.0667～0.8333;养殖群体和自然群体的平均遗传杂合度和平均多态信息含量分别为0.5688、0.5152,0.5860、0.5347;2个群体间遗传相似性指数为0.6762,遗传距离为0.3238,表明湘江野鲤养殖和自然群体遗传多样性均较为丰富,2个群体间遗传变异程度较高.     

Microsatellite evolution in congeneric mammals: domestic and bighorn sheep

We compared genotypes at eight (AC)n microsatellite loci in domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and wild Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (O. canadensis). The domestic sheep had greater genetic variation, higher allele-size variances, and larger allele sizes than the wild sheep. Accumulating evidence from higher taxonomic comparisons shows that these parameters are biased if microsatellite loci are selected in one taxon and used in another. Our results demonstrate similar biases between congeneric species. We compared standard measures of genetic variation, differentiation, and distance within and between species (H, D, FST) to newer measures based on allele-size variance (SW, SB, RST). The size-based distances better detected species-level divergence, but standard measures better distinguished allopatric populations. Empirical calibration of these measures at the subspecies level is needed to establish their useful ranges.      

The genetic structure of endangered indigenous populations of the amago salmon, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oncorhynchus</Emphasis><Emphasis Type="Italic">masou</Emphasis><Emphasis Type="Italic">ishikawae</Emphasis>, in Japan

The amago salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae, is an endemic subspecies of O. masou in Japan. Owing to the extensive stocking of hatchery fish throughout Japan, indigenous populations of O. m. ishikawae are now on the verge of extinction. We examined the genetic effects of stocking hatchery fish on wild populations in the River Koza, Japan, using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers. For mtDNA, haplotype mt1, which is common in wild populations, was present exclusively in isolated wild populations assumed to be unaffected by previous stocking, while it was never observed in hatchery fish. Genetic diversity was much higher in wild populations in the stocked area, which shared many mtDNA haplotypes with hatchery fish, than in isolated wild populations with haplotype mt1. Pairwise F _ST estimates based on microsatellites showed significant differentiation among the isolated populations with many microsatellite loci monomorphic. Significant deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium was observed in wild populations in the area subject to stocking, where a Bayesian-based assignment test showed a high level of introgression with hatchery fish. These results suggest that wild populations with haplotype mt1, which became isolated through anthropogenic environmental change in the 1950–1960s, represent indigenous populations of O. m. ishikawae in the River Koza. They have low genetic diversity, most likely caused by genetic bottlenecks following damming and environmental deterioration, while stocking of hatchery fish over the past 30 years apparently had a large impact on the genetic structure of wild populations in the main channel of the River Koza.     

Genetic structure of Asian populations of Bombus ignitus (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

The genetic structure of seven mainland and island Asian populations of Bombus ignitus was investigated using nine microsatellite markers and the sequences of part of the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene. While microsatellite markers showed high genetic variability, no sequence variation was found in the cytb gene fragment analyzed. The number of microsatellite alleles ranged from 9 to 24. Gene diversities per locus per population ranged from 0.378 to 0.992. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) and most pairwise F(ST) values showed significant genetic differentiation between mainland and island populations. Cytb sequences data and microsatellite bottleneck tests indicated that almost all populations were subjected to recent bottlenecks. Our results suggest that B. ignitus populations diverged due to recent bottlenecks and geographic isolation.     

Isolation and characterization of 16 novel microsatellite loci in two inbred strains of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)

The Shanyi inbred A and E strains of the Chinese hamster are widely used in biomedical research, but detailed genetic characterization has been lacking. We developed microsatellite markers that could be used for genetic diversity analysis and linkage map construction. We isolated and characterized 16 novel microsatellite loci from a microsatellite-enriched genomic DNA library. These loci were genotyped in 48 animals from the two strains, and the polymorphic information content was determined. In the Shanyi A and E populations, 14 and 15 loci were found to be polymorphic, respectively, with polymorphic information content ranging from 0.1393 to 0.8082 and from 0.1109 to 0.7397, respectively. A total of 115 alleles were found for the 16 microsatellite loci in the two populations; the mean observed heterozygosity (H(O)) was 0.5191 and 0.4333 for the A and E populations, respectively, indicating marked genetic variation within the two populations. Correspondingly, the F(ST) values ranged from 0.002 to 0.9253, with an overall mean of 0.1935, indicating significant genetic difference between the two strains. The population differentiation levels were substantiated by Nei's genetic distance and full Bayesian analyses computed with STRUCTURE. Despite the genetic diversity and differentiation within and between the two inbred populations, the 48 individuals were correctly allocated into their original populations with high statistical confidence based on these 16 microsatellite loci. These novel microsatellite loci should be useful genetic markers for these two Chinese hamster inbred strains.     

Genetic Evaluation of in situ Conserved and Reintroduced Populations of Wild Rice (Oryza rufipogon: Poaceae) in China

We evaluated the genetic consequences and efficiency of conservation practices in Oryza rufipogon using microsatellite DNA markers. Spatial autocorrelation analysis from 12 microsatellite loci revealed that microsatellite alleles were exclusively distributed in patches within the population, indicating that large populations were unlikely to be homogeneous. An in situ conserved stand of O. rufipogon, which has been protected by a concrete wall from a large population, captured only 67.9% of the total genetic variation of the previous large population. The concrete wall was built to protect the wild rice, but it acted more as a physical barrier to gene exchanges between the two sides. An assignment test revealed only 11.1% putative seed exchanges across the wall. A reintroduced population was found to be genetically very diverse. About 76.3% of the total genetic variation detected in other populations was captured in this reintroduced population, and 24.8% of the total genetic variation in this population was not found in other populations. These results display two important findings for conservation of O. rufipogon. First, conserving one part of a large population of O. rufipogon will not preserve an adequate sample of the genetic variability, since populations are not homogeneous, and genotype distribution varies among localities. Second, a reintroduced population is not genetically depauperate, but it is too early to assess its long-term survival.     

Analysis of microsatellite variation in the rainbow trout <Emphasis Type="Italic">Parasalmo (Oncorhynchus) mykiss</Emphasis> from Kamchatka

Genetic variation of Kamchatka rainbow trout Parasalmo (O.) mykiss was examined using 10 microsatellite DNA loci, and phylogeographic comparison with other representatives of the species across the distribution range was performed. It was demonstrated that Kamchatka populations differed from other geographic groups of rainbow trout in a number of microsatellite loci. These populations also displayed distinct clustering and were characterized by lower genetic diversity. Analysis of a set of 26 different microsatellite loci (personal and literature data) demonstrated that most of the populations within the Kamchatka region were separated from one another, characterized by marked geographic differentiation, and affiliation to certain river basins. In Kamchatka rainbow trout, with high degree of probability, three geographic clusters (northwestern, southwestern, and eastern) were identified. In general, analysis of microsatellite DNA supported the data on low genetic diversity of the Kamchatka group Parasalmo (O.) mykiss, based on the variation estimates for a number of genes of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, and allozyme loci.     

黑头酸臭蚁微卫星标记的分离与开发(英文)

【目的】本研究旨在分离黑头酸臭蚁Tapinoma melanocephalum基因组微卫星标记,确定这些微卫星位点的多态性。【方法】使用454 GS-FLX焦磷酸测序技术开发来自中国华南陆地和岛屿的11个黑头酸臭蚁地理种群基因组微卫星位点。从随机设计的100对微卫星引物中筛选出10对引物,用于确定黑头酸臭蚁4个地理种群［东澳岛(DAD)、荷包岛(HBD)、梅州(MZ)和山咀(SJ)］10个微卫星位点的多态性,分析种群遗传多样性和种群分化。【结果】从11个黑头酸臭蚁地理种群基因组中成功开发和分离10对微卫星引物。在DAD, HBD, MZ和SJ 4个地理种群中,10个微卫星位点中7个有高多态性,这10个位点均显著偏离Hardy-Weinberg平衡;每个位点的等位基因数量(A)是3.50~9.00个,每个地理种群每个位点等位基因丰富度(A_R)在1.992~12.938之间。岛屿地理种群(DAD和HBD)的AR和预期杂合度(H_E)与大陆地理种群(MZ和SJ)的相比差异不显著。4个地理种群均显示高水平遗传分化(F_ST=0.15969);HBD和MZ种群与其他配对地理种群相比,遗传分化较高(F_ST=0.185),基因流较低,说明这两个种群基因流被限制。此外,遗传变异来自种群内个体之间。【结论】筛选新的微卫星位点能够为研究黑头酸臭蚁种群结构和繁殖结构提供有效工具,以深入了解其传播机制。     

尼罗罗非鱼和萨罗罗非鱼遗传生殖隔离的初步证据(英文)

罗非鱼类(Tilapiini)含3个属70余种,种间和属间颇易人工杂交,但尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)和萨罗罗非鱼(Sarotherodon melanotheron)人工杂交难度大,产苗概率甚低,要获得数量足够的可用于生产的杂交子代相当困难。该文对这两种鱼及其正交(O.niloticus♀×S.melanotheron♂)和反交(S.melanotheron♀×O.niloticus♂)子代的头肾细胞的核型进行了比较。此外,采用同工酶电泳方法检测肾、肝、眼、肌肉、心中乳酸脱氢酶等4种同工酶的表型差异。4种遗传型罗非鱼具有相同的染色体二倍数(2n=44)和总臂数(NF=50),但各具不同的染色体类型,尼罗罗非鱼为3对近中着丝点染色体(sm)、12对近端着丝点染色体(st)和7对端着丝点染色体(t);萨罗罗非鱼为1对中间着丝点染色体(m)、2对sm、12对st和7对t;正反杂交子代表现为介于双亲之间的混合类型,为0.5对m、2.5对sm、12对st和7对t。在同工酶中,仅见肾脏乳酸脱氢酶电泳结果有清晰差异,尼罗罗非鱼出现5条谱带,萨罗罗非鱼3条,而杂交子代6条,且所有谱带的迁移率和活性均表现出多态性。据此初步认为,核型和同工酶方面的差异可能是导致这两种不同属罗非鱼生殖隔离的遗传原因,这些差异也可能为这两种(属)鱼的分类学提供新的遗传背景资料。     

Population genetics of the common long-armed octopus Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920) (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) in Chinese waters based on microsatellite analysis

Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920) is a commercially important cephalopod in Chinese waters. To provide a theoretical basis for resource protection and sustainable management, we investigated genetic structure of ten O. minor populations in Chinese waters using microsatellite DNA markers. Eight microsatellite loci revealed high allelic diversity with 11–26 alleles per locus. Observed and expected heterozygosity varied from 0.412 to 0.900 and from 0.337 to 0.845, respectively. The overall F_ST value was 0.198, indicating great genetic differentiation among populations. The F_ST value between Yilan and other populations reached more than 0.3 that may be indicative of subspecies rank. Mantel test showed significant correlations between genetic and geographic distance (R = 0.383, P = 0.004) indicating that genetic differentiation of O. minor conformed to a pattern of isolation-by-distance. Using the Neighbor-joining method, cluster analysis divided nine populations into three groups and divided ten populations into two groups wherein Yilan was distinguished from the other populations. Analysis based on F_ST, D_c values and clustering highlighted the heterogeneity of Yilan and the relative homogeneity between Yilan and Ganyu. The significant population genetic structure of O. minor is related to the combined effects of geographical barriers, current features and life history characteristics.     

Population genetic structure of wild and hatchery black rockfish Sebastes inermis in Korea, assessed using cross-species microsatellite markers

The population structure of the black rockfish, Sebastes inermis (Sebastidae), was estimated using 10 microsatellite loci developed for S. schlegeli on samples of 174 individuals collected from three wild and three hatchery populations in Korea. Reduced genetic variation was detected in hatchery strains [overall number of alleles (N(A)) = 8.07; allelic richness (A(R)) = 7.37; observed heterozygosity (H(O)) = 0.641] compared with the wild samples (overall N(A) = 8.43; A(R) = 7.83; H(O) = 0.670), but the difference was not significant. Genetic differentiation among the populations was significant (overall F(ST) = 0.0237, P < 0.05). Pairwise F(ST) tests, neighbor-joining tree, and principal component analyses showed significant genetic heterogeneity among the hatchery strains and between wild and hatchery strains, but not among the wild populations, indicating high levels of gene flow along the southern coast of Korea, even though the black rockfish is a benthic, non-migratory marine species. Genetic differentiation among the hatchery strains could reflect genetic drift due to intensive breeding practices. Thus, in the interests of optimal resource management, genetic variation should be monitored and inbreeding controlled within stocks in commercial breeding programs. Information on genetic population structure based on cross-species microsatellite markers can aid in the proper management of S. inermis populations.     

四个奥利亚罗非鱼群体的微卫星分析

应用筛选到的19对微卫星引物,对四个不同来源的奥利亚罗非鱼（Oreochromis aureus）群体（奥利亚罗非鱼83系、奥利亚罗非鱼02系、奥利亚罗非鱼05系和红色奥利亚罗非鱼）的基因组DNA进行PCR扩增,分析其群体遗传结构和亲缘关系。根据几个群体在19个位点上的PCR扩增图谱,统计计算各群体的遗传多样性指数。四个群体的平均观测遗传杂合度值在0．154—0．391间;平均预期杂合度在0．181—0．428间;平均多态信息含量值在0．1513—0．3882间,说明它们的遗传多样性水平较低。遗传偏离指数D的评估结果显示这4个群体有多个位点存在不同程度的Hardy—Weinberg遗传平衡偏离。运用MicroChecker软件进行零等位基因预测,结果显示除红色奥利亚罗非鱼群体外,其他3个群体中均可能存在零等位基因位点。各群体零等位基因的位点数分别为：83系1个,02系3个,05系7个,红奥群体为0。零等位基因位点的存在可能是导致位点发生Hardy—Weinberg遗传平衡偏离的原因之一。4个群体中,05系群体与83系群体间的遗传相似性系数最高（0．9422）,遗传距离最小（0．0596）,说明两者亲缘关系最近;83系群体与红奥群体的遗传相似性系数最低（0．6977）,遗传距离最大（0．3599）,可推断两者亲缘关系最远。根据群体间的遗传距离采用UPGMA法进行聚类,结果表明：83系首先与05系聚类为一支,然后与02系群体聚类,最后与红奥群体聚类。聚类结果说明红奥群体与其他三个群体亲缘关系最远;83系群体与05系群体亲缘关系最近,与02系群体次之。     

Assessment of population genetic structure in common wild rice Oryza rufipogon Griff. using microsatellite and allozyme markers

The genetic structure of five natural populations of common wild rice Oryza rufipogon Griff. from China, was investigated with 21 microsatellite loci and compared to estimates of genetic diversity and genetic differentiation detected by 22 allozyme loci. Microsatellite loci, as expected, have much higher levels of genetic diversity (mean values of A = 3.1, P = 73.3%, Ho = 0.358 and He = 0.345) than allozyme loci (mean values of A = 1.2, P = 12.7%, Ho = 0.020 and He = 0.030). Genetic differentiation detected by microsatellite loci ( FST = 0.468, mean I = 0.472) was higher than that for allozyme loci ( FST =0.388, mean I = 0.976). However, microsatellite markers showed less deviation from Hardy-Weinberg expectation (Wright's inbreeding coefficient FIS = -0.069) than do allozymes ( FIS = 0.337). These results suggest that microsatellite markers are powerful high-resolution tools for the accurate assessment of important parameters in population biology and conservation genetics of O. rufipogon, and offer advantages over allozyme markers.