AFLP reveals no sex-specific markers in Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) or beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) from the southern Caspian Sea, Iran

Yarmohammadi, Mahtab; Pourkazemi1, Mohammad; Ghasemi, Ahmad; Hassanzadeh, Mohammad; Chakmehdouz, Fereidoon

doi:10.22059/pbs.2011.22460

AFLP reveals no sex-specific markers in Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) or beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) from the southern Caspian Sea, Iran

Authors

Mahtab Yarmohammadi ¹

Mohammad Pourkazemi1 ¹

Ahmad Ghasemi ²

Mohammad Hassanzadeh ¹

Fereidoon Chakmehdouz ¹

¹ Dr. Dadman International Sturgeon Research Institute

² Center, Persian Gulf University

10.22059/pbs.2011.22460

Abstract

The late sexual maturity in sturgeon and the absence of morphological differences between males
and females makes sex discrimination difficult. Identification of sex at an early life stage is of high
interest in caviar production because it allows efficient selection of females. In this study, the genome
of 10 mature male and 10 mature female specimens of Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus)
and beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) were screened using AFLP and 100 primer combinations. Results
showed a total of 3771 and 3779 scoreable bands in A. persicus and H. huso, respectively.
Approximately 30% of markers in A. persicus and 29.6% H. huso were polymorphic. No sex specific
makers were identified. The results of the present study suggest that the sex chromosomes are
not extensively differentiated in sturgeon species, or possibly the methods utilized were not sufficiently
sensitive to recognize them. © 2011 Progress in Biological Sciences, Vol 1, No.1, 55-60

Keywords

Acipenser persicus

AFLP

Beluga

Huso huso

Persian Sturgeon

sex determination