Genetics Summary

Genetics Summary for Salvelinus alpinus

Main ref.	Gold, J.R., W.J. Karel and M.R. Strand, 1980
Country
Locality/Yr.	Unspecified			Sex.
Chromosome number	Haploid/gametic (n) : 40			Ref.	Hartley, S.E. and M.T. Horne, 1984
	Diploid/zygotic (2n) : 80 - 80			Ref.	Hartley, S.E. and M.T. Horne, 1984
Chromosome Type				Ref.	Hartley, S.E. and M.T. Horne, 1984
Metacentric	20	Subtelocentric		MetaSubmetacentric
Submetacentric		Telocentric/Acrocentric	60	Subtelo-Acrocentric
Chromosome arm no.	100			Ref.	Hartley, S.E. and M.T. Horne, 1984
Sex determining mechanism				Ref.
DNA Content (haploid)	3.47			Ref.	Hartley, S.E., 1990
Genetic markers	No			Ref.
Remarks	2n = 78-82; NF = 96, 100 (Ref. 6179), 98 (Ref. 8973). Mitochondrial DNA analysis also done in sympatric morphs from Iceland (Ref. 9244).			Ref.

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