Characterization of population structure on the nuclear microsatellite DNA variations for sockeye salmon from Kurilskoye lake and Kamchatka river
Analysis of the nuclear microsatellite DNA polymorphism in two principle populations of sockeye salmon on the east (Kamchatka River) and west (Kurilskoye Lake) coasts of Kamchatka peninsula is demonstrated. The allelic frequencies of 13 loci, including <i>Ots2, Ots100, Ots103, Ots107, Ots108, One8, Omy77, Oki1a, Oki1b, Oki6, Oki10, Oki16, Oki29 </i>have been analyzed. The results create a ground to estimate the patterns of distribution of the allelic frequencies of the microsatellite loci and the level of differentiation for the populations analyzed, to find out which loci are the best to identify mentioned populations in mixed catches.