Population genetics

Intravarietal polymorphisms reveal possible common ancestor of native Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi populations in Brazil

J. V. C. Pinto, Crispim, B. A., Vasconcelos, A. A., Geelen, D., Grisolia, A. B., Vieira, M. C., Pinto, J. V. C., Crispim, B. A., Vasconcelos, A. A., Geelen, D., Grisolia, A. B., Vieira, M. C., Pinto, J. V. C., Crispim, B. A., Vasconcelos, A. A., Geelen, D., Grisolia, A. B., and Vieira, M. C., Intravarietal polymorphisms reveal possible common ancestor of native Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi populations in Brazil, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi is a perennial native from Atlantic forest. It is of high ecological plasticity and is used in traditional medicine. Based on promising reports concerning its bioactivity, it was included as a species of great interest for distribution through the National Health System. A number of agronomic studies to guide its crop production are therefore underway. This study examined diversity and phylogenetic relationships among native S.

Novel polymorphic microsatellite markers for Bellamya and their application in population genetics of three species

Q. H. Gu, Cheng, Q. Q., Li, X. J., and Zhou, C. J., Novel polymorphic microsatellite markers for Bellamya and their application in population genetics of three species, vol. 14, pp. 15201-15212, 2015.

Bellamya is a widely distributed freshwater snail genus in China; however, its genetic diversity is completely unknown. Sixty-five novel microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from a microsatellite-enriched library of Bellamya aeruginosa genomic DNA. Most of the 65 loci were successfully amplified. We found high polymorphic information content values for these loci, ranging from 0.235 to 0.892. There were 3 to 12 alleles per locus, and the HE and HO varied from 0.425 to 0.953 and 0.026 to 1.000, respectively.

Population genetic structure in Phyla scaberrima from Mexico and Colombia assessed by AFLP markers and implications for conservation

L. G. Androcioli, Ruas, E. A., Rodrigues, L. A., Ruas, C. F., Perilla, H. E. R., and Ruas, P. M., Population genetic structure in Phyla scaberrima from Mexico and Colombia assessed by AFLP markers and implications for conservation, vol. 14, pp. 15697-15704, 2015.

Phyla scaberrima (Verbenaceae) is a herbaceous peren­nial species that is distributed from Mexico (center of origin) to Colom­bia, growing in forest and swamp edges or grasslands from sea level up to an altitude of 1800 m. The chemical properties and uses in popular medicine have drastically affected the population size of this species. In this study, we investigated genetic variability in populations of P. scaberrima using AFLP markers.

Efficient development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for Pteroceltis tatarinowii (Ulmaceae)

X. H. Li, Zhang, X. P., Liu, K., Liu, H. J., and Shao, J. W., Efficient development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for Pteroceltis tatarinowii (Ulmaceae), vol. 14, pp. 16444-16449, 2015.

Pteroceltis tatarinowii (Ulmaceae) is a scientifically and economically important temperate deciduous tree that is endemic to China. In the present study, 12 P. tatarinowii polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed using the tailed primer-M13-simple sequence repeats (TP-M13-SSR) biotin-capture method. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 10, with an average of 6.58. The observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.208 to 0.958 and from 0.198 to 0.858, with average values of 0.703 and 0.710, respectively.

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

L. Lin, Li, P., Chen, Z. Z., Xiao, Y. Y., Xu, S. N., Liu, Y., and Li, C. H., Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensi), vol. 14. pp. 7630-7633, 2015.

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.

Mendelian inheritance, linkage and genotypic disequilibrium in microsatellite loci isolated from Hymenaea courbaril (Leguminosae)

F. S. Carneiro, Lacerda, A. E. B., Lemes, M. R., Gribel, R., Kanashiro, M., and Sebbenn, A. M., Mendelian inheritance, linkage and genotypic disequilibrium in microsatellite loci isolated from Hymenaea courbaril (Leguminosae), vol. 11. pp. 1942-1948, 2012.

The Neotropical tree Hymenaea courbaril, locally known as Jatobá, is a valuable source of lumber and also produces comestible and medicinal fruit. We characterized Mendelian inheritance, linkage and genotypic disequilibrium at nine microsatellite loci isolated from H. courbaril, in order to determine if they would provide accurate estimates of population genetic parameters of this important Amazon species. The study was made on 250 open-pollinated offspring originated from 14 seed trees.

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