Detection of Chromosomal Polymorphisms in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Cultured in Commercial Farms in Northeast Black Sea Region of Turkey

Authors

MEHMET ULUPINAR
İBRAHİM OKUMUŞ

DOI

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Abstract

In this study, the population variability in chromosome numbers of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cultured in 10 farms in the Northeast Black Sea Region of Turkey is examined. From the analysis of 468 anterior kidney tissue cells from 118 specimens, 7 distinct diploid numbers, namely 2n=58, 2n=59, 2n=60, 2n=61, 2n=62, 2n=63 and 2n=64, were found. The most frequent karyotypes with proportions of 25.2% and 24.8% were 2n=60 and 2n=62 respectively. Extensive Robertsonian polymorphisms were determined. According to the polymorphism results, it was concluded that the strains in these farms probably originated from European culture populations and the need to repopulate these stocks with non-heterogeneous stocks was suggested.

Keywords

Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Salmonidae, Chromosome number, Robertsonian polymorphism, Northeast Black Sea

First Page

525

Last Page

533

Recommended Citation

ULUPINAR, MEHMET and OKUMUŞ, İBRAHİM (2002) "Detection of Chromosomal Polymorphisms in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Cultured in Commercial Farms in Northeast Black Sea Region of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 3, Article 15. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol26/iss3/15