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Genetic diversity of common carp from two largest Chinese lakes and the Yangtze River revealed by microsatellite markers

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Six polymorphic microsatellites (eight loci) were used to study the genetic diversity and population structure of common carp from Dongting Lake (DTC), Poyang Lake (PYC), and the Yangtze River (YZC) in China. The gene diversity was high among populations with values close to 1. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 11, and the average number of alleles among 3 populations ranged from 6.5 to 7.9. The mean observed (H O) and expected (H E) heterozygosity ranged from 0.4888 to 0.5162 and from 0.7679 to 0.7708, respectively. Significant deviations from Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium expectation were found at majority of the loci and in all three populations in which heterozygote deficits were apparent. The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) indicated that the percent of variance among populations and within populations were 3.03 and 96.97, respectively. The Fst values between populations indicated that there were significant genetic differentiations for the common carp populations from the Yangtze River and two largest Chinese freshwater lakes. The factors that may result in genetic divergence and significant reduction of the observed heterozygosity were discussed.

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    Xiaolin Liao, Xiaomu Yu & Jingou Tong

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Liao, X., Yu, X. & Tong, J. Genetic diversity of common carp from two largest Chinese lakes and the Yangtze River revealed by microsatellite markers. Hydrobiologia 568, 445–453 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0222-0

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