Comparative study of genome divergence in salmonids with various rates of genetic isolation.

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"This study has been performed thanks to Boris M. Mednikov ideas. The authors thank K. A. Savvaitova (the Ichthyology Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University), Yu. S. Reshetnikov (A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences), M. Kaukorranta for sampling and important consultations, and A. Lomov for kindly placed some DNAs. The authors are grateful to Dr. Aleshin and Dr. Roussine for the assistance in preparation of the paper. The constructive remarks of two anonymous referees and referee for English corrections are acknowledged. The study was supported by Russian Federative Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanology, the Russian Fond of Basic Researches: Grants 97-04-49753 and 01-04-48613, and Federal Program of the Ministry of Science and Education (the program Scientific and Scientific-Pedagogical Personnel of Innovative Russia)."