Refining the genomic location of SNP variation affecting Atlantic salmon maturation timing at a key large-effect locus
Marion Sinclair‐Waters, Nikolai Piavchenko, Annukka Ruokolainen, Tutku Aykanat, Jaakko Erkinaro, Craig Robert Primmer
The paper identifies vgll3 as the primary gene influencing maturation timing in Atlantic salmon by analyzing SNP variation in a region containing vgll3 and akap11 using natural recombination events.
Molecular Ecology · Oct 30, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics