Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sex Determination in Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Population | Year Collected | Total # | # with Field Sex = M | # with Mol Sex = M | # with Field Sex = F | # with Mol Sex = F | # of Mismatches | Percent with Sex Mismatch | Percent with Both Male & Pronounced Female-Like Peaks Present |
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Menominee River (MI-WI border) | 2019 | 57 | 36 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 2 # | 3.5% | 0% |
Black River (MI) | 2020 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 * | 4.4% | 0% |
Black River (MI) | 2021 | 63 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0% | 19% |
Total | 143 | 85 | 88 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 2% | 8.4% |
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Kanefsky, J.; Smith, S.; Scribner, K.T. Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sex Determination in Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Diversity 2022, 14, 839. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14100839
Kanefsky J, Smith S, Scribner KT. Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sex Determination in Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Diversity. 2022; 14(10):839. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14100839
Chicago/Turabian StyleKanefsky, Jeannette, Seth Smith, and Kim T. Scribner. 2022. "Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sex Determination in Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)" Diversity 14, no. 10: 839. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14100839
APA StyleKanefsky, J., Smith, S., & Scribner, K. T. (2022). Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sex Determination in Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Diversity, 14(10), 839. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14100839