Characterization of nine novel microsatellite loci for the Venus clam (Cyclina sinensis)
“Characterization of nine novel microsatellite loci for the Venus clam (Cyclina sinensis)”, vol. 11. pp. 379-382, 2012.
, The Venus clam, Cyclina sinensis, is one of the most important bivalves in China marine aquaculture. Using (CA)15-enriched genomic libraries of this species, nine novel polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized. The mean number of observed alleles per locus was 16 (range 8-24). The observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.119 to 0.872 and from 0.626 to 0.931, respectively. Three loci had significant departure from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and non-significant linkage disequilibrium was found among all nine loci.