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Polymorphic microsatellite loci for Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

Published: May 08, 2012
Genet. Mol. Res. 11 (2) : 1205-1208 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2012.May.8.2
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L. Lin, L. Zhu, S.F. Liu, Q.S. Tang, Y.Q. Su, Z.M. Zhuang (2012). Polymorphic microsatellite loci for Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius). Genet. Mol. Res. 11(2): 1205-1208. https://doi.org/10.4238/2012.May.8.2
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Abstract

We isolated and characterized 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci in Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) using a (GT)13-enriched genomic library. Forty individuals were collected from Qingdao, China. We found 3 to 24 alleles per locus, with a mean of 8.8. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.263 to 0.975 and from 0.385 to 0.946, with means of 0.655 and 0.685, respectively. Deviation from Hardy-Weinberg proportions was detected at three loci. Two loci showed evidence for null alleles. These microsatellite markers will be useful for population genetic analysis of Japanese Spanish mackerel.

We isolated and characterized 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci in Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) using a (GT)13-enriched genomic library. Forty individuals were collected from Qingdao, China. We found 3 to 24 alleles per locus, with a mean of 8.8. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.263 to 0.975 and from 0.385 to 0.946, with means of 0.655 and 0.685, respectively. Deviation from Hardy-Weinberg proportions was detected at three loci. Two loci showed evidence for null alleles. These microsatellite markers will be useful for population genetic analysis of Japanese Spanish mackerel.