Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: Sperm DNA is prone to suffer damage that could have a negative impact on the progeny development. Moreover genes packaged in different chromatin blocks or located in different nuclear areas, could have differential sensitivity to genotoxic agents. Our group has demonstrated that in rainbow trout, with the nucleus homogeneously compacted with protamines – lacking histones –, the distribution of damage is dependent on the genotoxic agent. The present work...