Biochemical Genetics of Brook Trout in Georgia: Management Implications
Twenty-eight populations of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Georgia were genetically compared using isozymes and their genetic relatedness determined. Eight populations (29%) were classified as southern based on fixation for CK-A2*122 allele, 2 (7%) populations were classified as northern based on fixation for CK-A2*100 allele, and the remaining 18 (64%) were northern-southern hybrid populations. All 8 southern populations shared some variant alleles with northern populations. Northern brook trout in Georgia had much greater genetic variation than southern brook trout, and hybrid...
