Genetic identification of native populations of fluvial white-spotted charr <Emphasis Type="Italic">Salvelinus leucomaenis</Emphasis> in the upper Tone River drainage

ABSTRACT:   Stocking of exogenous, hatchery-reared white-spotted charr Salvelinus leucomaenis has been conducted throughout much of their range in Honshu Island, Japan, to increase angling opportunities. Although the native charr populations are thought to have declined because of hybridization with introduced fish, their distribution and genetic status have been uncertain. Fine population structures of charr in the upper Tone River drainage were examined using mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses so as to clarify the presence of native populations. One common mtDNA haplotype was detected in all populations in the Ohashi River and Watarase River, and four and one tributary populations were monomorphic for such haplotypes, respectively. However, several haplotypes, considered to have originated from stocked hatchery fish, were observed in the stocked and the remaining populations. Judging from the genetic integrity over a fine geographic scale, the former were considered as indicative of native populations and the latter as admixtures with hatchery fish. Comparisons of genetic diversity, deviations from the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, principal component analysis, and relatedness estimations based on microsatellite DNA can also provide evidence for distinguishing native populations from those influenced by hatchery fish.     

Inheritance mode of microsatellite DNA markers and their use for kinship estimation in kuruma prawn Penaeus japonicus

The allelic inheritance mode of microsatellite DNA markers was examined using seven copulated wild females and their offspring. Five microsatellite loci, CSPJ002 *, CSPJ010 *, CSPJ012 *, CSPJ014 *, and CSPJ015 *, were used in the study. At almost all family/locus combinations, one sire was determined and distributions of genotypes in offspring were consistent with the Mendelian segregation ratio. Distributions of genotypes were consistent with the ratio after assuming a null allele at some loci. Consequently, the alleles of CSPJ002 * and CSPJ012 * were inherited following the Mendelian inheritance mode in every family; however, the null allele was expected in CSPJ010 *, CSPJ014 *, and CSPJ015 * in some families. Thus, these loci should be used carefully in population genetic analysis, but siblings could be detected in the dendrograms based on unweighted pair-group method using arithmetic averages (UPMGA).     

Genetic divergence of kingfish from Japan, Australia and New Zealand inferred by microsatellite DNA and mitochondrial DNA control region markers

ABSTRACT: Genetic polymorphism in kingfish, collected from coastal waters of Japan, Australia and New Zealand, were examined using microsatellite (MS) DNA and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region markers. Sixteen to 25.7 alleles per locus were observed in three MS markers, while the average observed (and expected) heterozygosities were 0.782 (0.918), 0.750 (0.809) and 0.650 (0.888) for Australian, Japanese and New Zealand kingfish, respectively. Twelve mtDNA haplotypes were detected by the digestion of control region sequences with five endonucleases: Hae III, Hinf I Mbo I, Rsa I and Taq I. Significant genetic divergence was observed between the kingfish population from Japan and those from Australia–New Zealand. There was no significant differentiation among the Australian and New Zealand population samples.     

从中国对虾ESTs中筛选微卫星标记的研究

利用生物信息学方法在含有10446个中国对虾ESTs的数据库中进行微卫星序列的筛选，共发现微卫星序列229个，占整个ESTs数据库的2．19％，其中含双碱基重复序列146个和3碱基重复序列58个，分别占在ESTs数据库中发现微卫星序列总数的63．76％，和25．33％，大部分发现的微卫星序列均为Perfect形式的重复序列。根据筛选得到的微卫星序列设计并合成引物19对进行多态性检测，在有扩增产物的16对引物中，首次筛选得到8个中国对虾微卫星标记，并对这些微卫星标记进行了等位基因频率、观测杂合度、期望杂合度、PIC值等统计学指标的评价。结果表明，在8个微卫星位点上，等位基因的数目从5到15不等，等位基因长度从：165～305bp，期望杂合度和多态性信息含量分别为0．59到0．89和0．56到0．88，表明这8个中国对虾微卫星标记完全适合于遗传分析。     

微卫星标记在坛紫菜丝状体品系DNA指纹构建中的应用

用从条斑紫菜EST数据库中筛选合成的微卫星引物对8个坛紫菜丝状体品系进行微卫星DNA指纹扩增。5个微卫星引物共扩增出32条带，其中3对引物所扩增出的5个条带(AU192094—127、AU187410—335、AU187410—190、AU194267—203和AU194267—328)被用来构建8个坛紫菜丝状体品系的DNA指纹。在这个图谱中，每个丝状体品系都有独一的指纹模式，彼此很容易被区分开。所获得的DNA指纹图谱，可用来进行孟德尔分离研究，及为坛紫菜纯系鉴定提供分子基础。     

斑节对虾基因组微卫星分离及其序列特征研究

采用(CA)_(12)(AG)_(12)及(TA)_(16)生物素标记探针及磁珠富集法构建了斑节对虾Penaeus monodon基因组微卫星富集文库。随机挑选254个克隆进行PCR筛选,得到51个候选克隆(20．1%)。其中,32个克隆来源于CA-文库,另19个克隆来源于AG-文库。测序发现48个克隆含有微卫星重复单元,通过序列比对,最终获得40个具有特异微卫星序列的阳性克隆。微卫星(GA/CT)_N及(CA/GT)_n 2碱基重复序列分别占所有分离的微卫星数目的20．7%及60．4%。此外,还检测到其它多种微卫星重复类型,如(AT)_n、(GC)_n、(TGG)_n、(AAG)_n、(AAT)_n、(GAA)_n、(GTGC)_n、(GCGT)_n、(GGTTA)_n、(GTGCGT)_n,占检测到的微卫星数目的18．9%。获得的微卫星序列中属于完全型序列的有76条(68．5%),不完全型序列的有22条(19．8%),另有13条属于复合型序列(11．7%)。微卫星(GT/CA)_n 2碱基重复次数(3～52次)要远大于(GA/CT)_n 2碱基次数(3～27次)。获得的微卫星序列长度大小范围为129～601 bp,平均为286 bp。研究为进一步开展斑节对虾分子育种及资源评价分析提供了基础资料。     

应用RAPD标记对东方(鱼屯)属进行种类鉴别及其聚类分析

利用RAPD技术对红鳍东方、假睛东方、暗纹东方和从日本引进的红鳍东方4个种进行了遗传标记鉴别研究.在事先优化的条件下,20个随机引物共扩增出134条谱带清晰、重复性高的DNA片段,其中多态性片段77条.结果证实每一种均有其特异性扩增图谱,可作为种鉴定的依据;用UPGMA和NJ等方法进行聚类,构建的系统树与借助形态学和生化特征进行的传统分类结果一致.研究表明,RAPD作为一种新的分子标记,在海洋动物遗传鉴定方面具有巨大的潜力.     

栉孔扇贝×虾夷扇贝单对杂交子一代幼虫ISSR标记的分离方式

通过对栉孔扇贝Chlamys farreri×虾夷扇贝Patinopecten yessoensis正反单对杂交子一代幼虫进行ISSR(Inter Simple Sequence Repeats)标记,分析了双亲位点在杂交子一代中的传递分离方式。从20个ISSR引物中筛选出引物807和834进行扩增,正交家系和反交家系均统计了70条清晰稳定的扩增带。正交家系中双亲和F_1共有位点占总位点数的38.6%,仅由母本或父本传递给F_1的位点分别占总位点数的27.1%和21.4%。反交家系中双亲和F_1共有位点占总位点数的34.3%,仅由母本或父本传递给F_1的位点分别占总位点数的25.7%和22.9%,表明双亲的遗传物质皆传递给了F_1代,证实属间杂交成功。实验结果表明,两家系中F_1均偏向各自的母本。另外,在F_1中还出现了较高比例的非孟德尔分离位点和非亲位点。