Genetic Variability in European Populations of Coregonus Lavaretus (L.): an Assessment Based on Mitochondrial ND-1 Gene Haplotypes
Arch. Pol. Fish. (2010) 18: 197-204 DOI 10.2478/v10086-010-0023-y RESEARCH ARTICLE Genetic variability in European populations of Coregonus lavaretus (L.): an assessment based on mitochondrial ND-1 gene haplotypes Received – 27 July 2010/Accepted – 20 October 2010. Published online: 30 December 2010; ©Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, Poland Jolanta Kempter, Klaus Kohlmann, Remigiusz Panicz, Jacek Sadowski, S³awomir Keszka Abstract. The genetic variability of whitefish, Coregonus Introduction lavaretus (L.), was studied based on 114 individuals from nine populations inhabiting Polish lakes, including the Szczecin Lagoon, and from one population each from lakes in Due to the necessity of exploring the culture poten- Austria and Switzerland. Differences within and among tial of fish species novel to aquaculture as well as at- populations were assessed with mitochondrial ND-1 gene tempts to implement the principles of responsible sequences that were PCR amplified and digested with ten fisheries, including in inland fisheries, scientific in- restriction enzymes. The ten composite haplotypes obtained terest focuses on fish species which are either of great were sequenced and analyzed with MEGA4 software. The highest intrapopulation variability was noted in the whitefish economic importance or promise good market prod- populations inhabiting lakes Iñsko, Miedwie, Marianowo, ucts. Coregonid species, particularly whitefish, Wisola, Œremskie, Morzycko, the Szczecin Lagoon, and Lake Coregonus lavaretus, (L.), is one such species. Since Lucerne, which possessed from two to five composite responsible aquaculture and sustainable fisheries haplotypes. In contrast, populations inhabiting lakes Woœwin, management both require knowledge of the genetic Czarne, and Traunsee were fixed for the most common status of the species being managed, comparative ge- haplotype H2.
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