Population genetic diversity of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch Walbaum) in the Asian part of its range based on the results of microsatellite loci analysis

Abstract

Polymorphism of 10 nuclear microsatellite loci in coho salmon populations in the Asian part of the range was studied for the first time. Three genetically distinct regional stock complexes were identified: Kamchatka, northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk and Sakhalin. It was shown that all populations, regardless of their geographic location, are characterized by a high level of genetic polymorphism.