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Microsatellite loci in the tetraploid spined loach, Cobitis biwae, and cross-species amplification in four related species

Published: September 23, 2016
Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3): gmr9027 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/gmr.15039027
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O. Jablonska, A. Marín, K. Kowalewska, T. Fujimoto, K. Arai, O. Jablonska, A. Marín, K. Kowalewska, T. Fujimoto, K. Arai (2016). Microsatellite loci in the tetraploid spined loach, Cobitis biwae, and cross-species amplification in four related species. Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3): gmr9027. https://doi.org/10.4238/gmr.15039027
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Abstract

Fifteen microsatellite loci were identified in the tetraploid spined loach, Cobitis biwae (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Among these, 14 were polymorphic (5-31 alleles) and showed moderate to high cross-species amplification transferability in four related species, Cobitis matsubarai, Cobitis taenia, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, and Misgurnus fossilis. The loci, described herein, will be useful for population genetics, phylogeny, parentage analysis, and detection of hybridization among Cobitis species.

Fifteen microsatellite loci were identified in the tetraploid spined loach, Cobitis biwae (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Among these, 14 were polymorphic (5-31 alleles) and showed moderate to high cross-species amplification transferability in four related species, Cobitis matsubarai, Cobitis taenia, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, and Misgurnus fossilis. The loci, described herein, will be useful for population genetics, phylogeny, parentage analysis, and detection of hybridization among Cobitis species.