Evolution of Polyploidy and Functional Diploidization in Sturgeons: Microsatellite Analysis in 10 Sturgeon Species

• Published in: The Journal of heredity Vol. 105; no. 4; pp. 521 - 531
• Main Authors: Rajkov, J., Shao, Z., Berrebi, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford Publishing Limited (England) 01.07.2014; Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Subjects: Alleles; Animal biology; Animals; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered animals; Evolution, Molecular; Evolutionary biology; Fishes - classification; Fishes - genetics; Gene loci; Genetics; Life Sciences; Microsatellite Repeats; Polyploidy; Sturgeon; microsatellites; disomic; Acipenser; polyploidy; sturgeon; tetrasomic

Sturgeons (family Acipenseridae) are one of the most endangered groups of animals. Two hundred million years of evolution and multiple ploidy levels make this group a unique subject for studying the evolution of polyploidy in animals. As most sturgeon species have gone through significant functional...