Teleost fish, which roughly make up half of the extant vertebrate species, exhibit an amazing
level of biodiversity affecting their morphology, ecology and behaviour as well as many other …

Microsatellites represent codominant molecular genetic markers, which are ubiquitously
distributed within genomes. Due to their high level of polymorphism, relatively small size and …

Sexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis
and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Sex-determination …

Infectious and parasitic diseases generate large economic losses in salmon farming. A
feasible and sustainable alternative to prevent disease outbreaks may be represented by …

Sex differences in overall recombination rates are well known, but little theoretical or
empirical attention has been given to how and why sexes differ in their recombination …

The ability to identify genetic markers in nonmodel systems has allowed geneticists to
construct linkage maps for a diversity of species, and the sex-determining locus is often …

Arctic charr have a circumpolar distribution, persevere under extreme environmental
conditions, and reach ages unknown to most other salmonids. The Salvelinus genus is …

Abstract Background The Atlantic salmon is a species of commercial and ecological
significance. Like other salmonids, the species displays residual tetrasomy and a large …

Multiple rounds of whole genome duplication have repeatedly marked the evolution of
vertebrates, and correlate strongly with morphological innovation. However, less is known …

We report on the construction of a linkage map for brown trout (Salmo trutta) and its
comparison with those of other tetraploid-derivative fish in the family Salmonidae, including …