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Genetic Variability in Wild Populations and Farmed Broodstocks of the Siberian Sturgeon in Russia

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In this chapter, we cover different genetic aspects of A. baerii. Phylogenetic position of Siberian sturgeon among other Acipenseriformes, genomic organization, and events of polyploidization are discussed. Genetic variation in four natural populations of the Siberian sturgeon (rivers Ob, Yenisei and Lena and Lake Baikal) is assessed for mitochondrial (control region or D-loop) and nuclear (microsatellite loci) markers. Most of A. baerii stocks reared at sturgeon farms in Russia have decreased genetic variation compared with wild populations. Two genetically distinct groups of stocks, both originated at Konakovo hatchery, are now widely distributed across sturgeon farms in Russia. Origin of “baerii-like” haplotype in the Caspian population of the Russian sturgeon is discussed in context of A. baerii paleogeography as well method for identification of each species by mtDNA analysis.

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Mugue, N., Barmintseva, A. (2018). Genetic Variability in Wild Populations and Farmed Broodstocks of the Siberian Sturgeon in Russia. In: Williot, P., Nonnotte, G., Chebanov, M. (eds) The Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii, Brandt, 1869) Volume 2 - Farming. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61676-6_17

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