A SHORT REVIEW OF MOLECULAR GENETIC STUDIES ON COMMON CARP (Cyprinus carpio L.) HIGHLIGHTED THE mtDNA MARKERS

Abstract

As a result of climate change, many fish species have now become endangered, including common carp too. Common carp (Cyprinius carpio L.) are widespread in Europe. It has a long cultural history and is the most economically valuable fish species in Hungary. Fish farms consider their common carp stocks as a separate strains. As a result, in contrast to its neighbouring countries, there are many strains in Hungarian fisheries but detailed genetic information can be found to a small extent in connection of these. In the present study, we aimed to summarize genetic methods on common carp, with a special focus on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) studies.

Keywords

• common carp (cyprinus carpio l.)
• climate change
• mtdna
• hungary
• history