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Old February 5th, 2004, 04:44 PM
JR
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Thomas Gnauck wrote:

I have always been told that the only difference between a Dolly and a Bull
was that the Dolly was "sea run"
(similar to the rainbow/steelhead)
Are there actual detectable genetic differences?
I have never heard of the anal adipose alignment identification what are the
other identifiers but it seems a very sketchy
way of calling a bull a bull and then implanting it?



Here's a concise layman's guide to a few phenotypic differences, with
short reference to studies on the genetic differences:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishing_0601_04.html

They are not nearly as closely related as the great physical resemblance
would lead you to believe.

JR