University of Tasmania
Browse

File(s) not publicly available

Allelic and haplotypic diversity at the major histocompatibility class II within domesticated Australian Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 21:12 authored by Wynne, J, Cook, MT, Holmes, BH, Elliott, NG
Variation within the major histocompatibility (MH) class II alpha gene (Sasa-DAA) was compared between domesticated Australian Atlantic salmon and their ancestral Canadian population. The level of Sasa-DAA and MH class II beta gene (Sasa-DAB) sequence variation was also examined within the Australian population and compared with that published for European Atlantic salmon populations. In contrast to variation previously reported for non-coding microsatellite loci, a high level of MH class II allelic variation has been maintained within the domesticated Australian populations. Furthermore, a high level of Sasa-DAA and Sasa-DAB allele sequence diversity was also observed and exceeded that reported for other cultured Atlantic salmon populations. The number of Sasa-DAB allele sequences (14) surpassed the number of Sasa-DAA allele sequences (9) to produce 14 unique class II haplotypes. We conclude that the Australian Atlantic salmon populations show high MH class II allelic and haplotypic variation compared with both its ancestral Canadian population and other cultured Atlantic salmon populations. © 2007 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

History

Publication title

Journal of Fish Biology

Volume

70

Issue

Supplement A

Pagination

45-59

ISSN

0022-1112

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Place of publication

Oxford, England

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Fisheries - aquaculture not elsewhere classified

Usage metrics

    University Of Tasmania

    Categories

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC