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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Guanacaste tree, Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Author(s) -
PETERS MAUREEN B.,
HAGEN CRIS,
TRAPNELL DORSET W.,
HAMRICK J. L.,
ROCHA OSCAR,
SMOUSE PETER E.,
GLENN TRAVIS C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01896.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , loss of heterozygosity , locus (genetics) , population , allele , genetics , demography , gene , sociology
We isolated nine microsatellite loci from the Guanacaste tree ( Enterolobium cyclocarpum ) and optimized them for future research on breeding populations of this species. Loci were screened across 53 individuals from one population and were shown to be variable with the number of alleles per locus ranging from five to 15. Polymorphic information content ranged from 0.420 to 0.900 and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.547 to 0.906.