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Assessing the genetic diversity of the critically endangered Chinese sturgeon Acipenser sinensis using mitochondrial markers and genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms from RAD-seq.
Science China. Life sciences - 1 Sept 2018
Liu Jian, You Xinxin, Xu Pao, Zhuang Ping, Zheng Yueping, Zhang Kai, Wang Min, Lv Yunyun, Xu Gangchun, Zhao Feng, Wu Jianhui, Fan Houyong, Xu Jianan, Ruan Zhiqiang, Bian Chao, Liu Kai, Xu Dongpo, Chen Jinhui, Xu Junmin, Shi Qiong
Abstract excerpt
As a living fossil, the endangered Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) has been considered a national treasure in China. Here, the famous Gezhouba Dam and Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River were built in 1988 and 2006, for economic purposes. The natural population of Chinese sturgeon has declined since then, as these dams block its migratory route to the original spawning grounds in the middle reaches of the...
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