Characterization of transferrin-linked microsatellites in brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2006

Authors

antunes, a (Author) REIT; gharbi, k (Author) Other; alexandrino, p (Author) FCUP; guyomard, r (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Molecular Ecology Notes

Vol. 6

Pages: 547-549

ISSN: 1471-8278

Publisher: Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Biological sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-KJF

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01253.x

Abstract (EN): The transferrin (TF) gene has recently received increased interest in fish given its fitness relevance as a resistance gene against pathogenic bacteria. In this study, we characterized five TF-linked microsatellites in brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Interestingly, each marker amplified duplicated loci and linkage analysis revealed that the TF gene has most likely experienced a tandem duplication during salmonid evolution. In addition, the amplification of all five markers across a wide range of salmonid species suggests that they may be of general interest for the genetic analysis of the TF gene(s) in this teleost family.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3