Genetics Summary

Genetics Summary for Oncorhynchus nerka

Main ref.	Gold, J.R., W.J. Karel and M.R. Strand, 1980
Country
Locality/Yr.	Unspecified			Sex.
Chromosome number	Haploid/gametic (n) : 29			Ref.	Gold, J.R., W.J. Karel and M.R. Strand, 1980
	Diploid/zygotic (2n) : 57 - 58			Ref.	Manna, G.K., 1989
Chromosome Type				Ref.	Manna, G.K., 1989
Metacentric		Subtelocentric	2	MetaSubmetacentric	45
Submetacentric		Telocentric/Acrocentric	10	Subtelo-Acrocentric
Chromosome arm no.	104			Ref.	Ueda, T. and Y. Ojima, 1984
Sex determining mechanism	X1X1X2X2-X1X2Y			Ref.	Ueda, T. and Y. Ojima, 1984
DNA Content (haploid)	2.755			Ref.	Alfei, L., D. Cavallo, P. Eleuteri, M.G. Grollino, P.T. Colombari, A. Ferri, A. Onali and R. de Vita, 1996
Genetic markers	No			Ref.
Remarks	NF = 102, 104 (Ref. 6179). 2n = 57, NF = 104, CF = 45m + 12a; 2n = 58, NF = 104, CF = 44m + 14a (Ref. 27416).			Ref.

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