The application of molecular markers to the study and conservation of fish populations, with special reference to Salmo |
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| Authors: | A. Ferguson,J. B. Taggart,&dagger ,P. A. Prodö hl,&Dagger ,O. McMeel,C. Thompson,§ ,C. Stone,P. McGinnity,&# R. A. Hynes |
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| Affiliation: | School of Biology and Biochemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, BT7 1NN, U.K.;Department of Biological and Molecular Sciences, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, U.K.;SOAFD Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, AB9 8DB, U.K.;The Salmon Research Agency, Newport, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | The main molecular techniques which can be used to generate genetic markers, and the applications of these markers to studies of fish populations are outlined. Published and ongoing studies, in the authors' laboratories, on brown trout and Atlantic salmon are used to compare the resolution and applicability of allozyme, mitochondrial DNA and minisatellite (variable number of tandem repeats) markers for studies on population structuring, genetic variation within populations, and the impact of the accidental and deliberate introduction of non-native salmonids on the genetic make-up of natural populations. |
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| Keywords: | allozymes mitochondrial DNA minisatellite DNA variable number of tandem repeats population structure genetic diversity parentage identification Salmo |
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