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Developing major histocompatibility markers in a species of concern: the Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus
Author(s) -
Lavretsky P.,
Schwartz R. S.,
Baerwald M. R.,
May B.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12506
Subject(s) - biology , major histocompatibility complex , sampling (signal processing) , perch , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
Primers targeting two non‐neutral major histocompatibility complex ( mhc ) II β genes were developed and assayed across several disjoint Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus sampling locations. Variability at the two mhc loci among sampling stocks strongly correlated to previous estimates with neutral markers, suggesting that the effect of genetic drift was not limited to neutrally evolving regions of the genome. The novel mhc primers will help develop admixture schemes in A. interruptus captive breeding programmes and will increase the success of future reintroductions of this species of concern.