Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Hereditas
Publication Date
1976
Volume
82
Disciplines
Biology | Life Sciences
Abstract
The genetic control of the supernatant form of aspartate aminotransferase (AAT) was studied in the cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki) through a series of experimental matings. 509 individuals of eight families were examined to determine (1) the number of loci, (2) the mode of inheritance (i.e. disomic or tetrasomic), and (3) the linkage relationship of the loci involved. The variation observed is controlled by a duplicated locus resulting from a presumed tetraploid event of an ancestral salmonid. The inheritance experiments revealed .the presence of two disomic loci rather than a single tetrasomic locus. indicating that disomy has been reestablished for the chromosomes carrying the AAT loci. The two families in which linkage between these loci could be tested displayed significant nonrandom segregation between these loci with an estimated frequency of recombination of 30.6x,. These results are discussed in regard to the proposed evolution of tetraploidy in the family Salmonidae.
Rights
Copyright 1976 Fred W. Allendorf and Fred M. Utter
Recommended Citation
Allendorf, Fred W. and Utter, Fred M., "Gene duplication in the family Salmonidae 111. Linkage between two duplicated loci coding for aspartate aminotransferase in the cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki)" (1976). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 346.
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