Gut morphology of diploid and triploid Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
Publikasjonsdetaljer
Tidsskrift : Journal of Applied Ichthyology , vol. 29 , p. 1104–1108 , 2013
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Trykt
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0175-8659
Elektronisk
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1439-0426
Publikasjonstype : Vitenskapelig artikkel
Sak : 5
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com...
DOI
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doi.org/10.1111/jai.12210
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Kjetil Aune
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kjetil.aune@nofima.no
Sammendrag
Little is known about the functional consequences of triploidy in Atlantic cod. In this work, we compared the gut morphology of diploid and triploid offspring of wild and selected broodstock. Three-year-old triploid offspring of wild cod (mean weight 1695±346g) had approximately 18% fewer pyloric caeca (125±9 vs.172±14, P<0.001) and a 23% shorter intestine (Relative Gut Length, RGL; 1.40±0.17 vs.1.81±0.17, P<0.05) than their diploid siblings (mean weight: 1820±262g). Two-year-old triploid offspring of selected broodstock (mean weight: 640±64g) had 20% fewer pyloric caeca (309±17 vs. 387±27, P<0.001) but similar RGL to their diploid siblings (mean weight: 820±69g). The average number of mucus cells in the columnar epithelium of pyloric caeca was significantly higher in triploid than in diploid cod (54±9 vs. 25±5, P<0.001). There was no correlation between pyloric caeca number and RGL, or between mucus cells and pyloric caeca number, and no significant differences between sexes for any of the measured variables. Overall, our observations highlight some differences in the digestive system of these two ploidy groups that could have an influence on nutrient utilization and performance capacity in triploids compared to diploids.