title: Developing major histocompatibility markers in a species of concern: the Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus.
abstract: Primers targeting two non-neutral major histocompatibility complex (mhc) II β genes were developed and assayed across several disjoint Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus sampling locations. Variability at the two mhc loci among sampling stocks strongly correlated to previous estimates with neutral markers, suggesting that the effect of genetic drift was not limited to neutrally evolving regions of the genome. The novel mhc primers will help develop admixture schemes in A. interruptus captive breeding programmes and will increase the success of future reintroductions of this species of concern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, University of California-Davis, Meyer Hall, OneShields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.; Department of Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435, U.S.A.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lavretsky
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Baerwald
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: May
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D002140:California; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D040961:Genetic Drift; D056426:Genetic Loci; D005819:Genetic Markers; D010471:Perches / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers
keywords: Centrarchidae; captive breeding programme; conservation; diversity; management; teleost