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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensi)

Published: July 13, 2015
Genet. Mol. Res. 14 (3) : 7630-7633 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.July.13.7
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L. Lin, P. Li, Z.Z. Chen, Y.Y. Xiao, S.N. Xu, Y. Liu, C.H. Li (2015). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensi). Genet. Mol. Res. 14(3): 7630-7633. https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.July.13.7
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Abstract

The purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) is a pelagic squid with tremendous potential for commercial exploitation. We isolated and characterized 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci for S. oualaniensis using a (GT)13-enriched genomic library. The number of alleles per locus varied from 6 to 32. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.188 to 0.890, and 0.537 to 0.968, respectively. No significant linkage disequilibrium was detected at these loci. Five loci significantly deviated from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and four loci may have exhibited null alleles. These microsatellite markers will facilitate further studies in population genetics and the sustainable utilization of S. oualaniensis.

The purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) is a pelagic squid with tremendous potential for commercial exploitation. We isolated and characterized 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci for S. oualaniensis using a (GT)13-enriched genomic library. The number of alleles per locus varied from 6 to 32. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.188 to 0.890, and 0.537 to 0.968, respectively. No significant linkage disequilibrium was detected at these loci. Five loci significantly deviated from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and four loci may have exhibited null alleles. These microsatellite markers will facilitate further studies in population genetics and the sustainable utilization of S. oualaniensis.