RE: Heterozygosity and Rainbows
Bruce Hansen (bhansen at oznet02.ozemail.com.au)
Tue, 4 Jun 1996 08:02:46 +-1000
From: peter.unmack at ASU.Edu[SMTP:peter.unmack at ASU.Edu]
Sent: Monday, 3 June 1996 17:14
<<Yes, you may improve it but it may take a number of generations to purge
out any bad alleles. IMO it is just better to ditch the bad stocks and
just work from the good ones as it far easier and safer>>.
Easier for sure but how do we know, given the limited range of environmental challenging we provide in our captive situation, that we aren't ditching some valuable genes that the species may need for survival in a differing environment? Just for the sake
of the discussion :-)
Bruce Hansen