Table 5 Nuclear size (minor and major axis) of hepatocytes in diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon from fry to smolt stage.

From: Transcriptome sequencing and histology reveal dosage compensation in the liver of triploid pre-smolt Atlantic salmon

Stage

Minor axis (µm)

Major axis (µm)

Diploid

Triploid

Ratio*

P

Diploid

Triploid

Ratio*

P

Fry

0.79 ± 0.02b

1.09 ± 0.03a

1.38

 < 0.001

0.97 ± 0.02b

1.28 ± 0.04a

1.32

 < 0.001

Parr

0.87 ± 0.02b

1.08 ± 0.02a

1.24

 < 0.001

0.99 ± 0.02b

1.25 ± 0.03a

1.26

 < 0.001

Smolt

0.79 ± 0.01b

0.95 ± 0.02a

1.20

 < 0.001

0.92 ± 0.01b

1.09 ± 0.02a

1.18

 < 0.001

  1. Data are presented as means ± SEM (n = 4–8 individuals). Different letters in the same row denote significant differences (Students t-test) between ploidy groups. *Ratio of means in hepatocytes of triploid over diploid fish.
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