Research Article

Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for Castanopsis hystrix (Fagaceae)

Published: March 30, 2015
Genet. Mol. Res. 14 (1) : 2436-2439 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.March.30.1
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Y. Jiang, Z.H. Li, J.Y. Zhu, H.L. Liu (2015). Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for Castanopsis hystrix (Fagaceae). Genet. Mol. Res. 14(1): 2436-2439. https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.March.30.1
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Abstract

Castanopsis hystrix is one of the most important and dominant species in evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China. However, the population of this species undergone severe decline because of deforestation over the past 2 decades. For both conservation and forestry management, it is essential to develop molecular markers for C. hystrix. We identified 11 microsatellite loci in 2 wild populations. The number of alleles ranged from 3-11, with an average of 6.45 alleles per locus. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.640-0.960 and from 0.676-0.910, respectively.

Castanopsis hystrix is one of the most important and dominant species in evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China. However, the population of this species undergone severe decline because of deforestation over the past 2 decades. For both conservation and forestry management, it is essential to develop molecular markers for C. hystrix. We identified 11 microsatellite loci in 2 wild populations. The number of alleles ranged from 3-11, with an average of 6.45 alleles per locus. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.640-0.960 and from 0.676-0.910, respectively.

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