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Development and characterization of microsatellites markers from the macaw
Author(s) -
NUCCI S. M.,
AZEVEDOFILHO J. A.,
COLOMBO C. A.,
PRIOLLI R. H. G.,
COELHO R. M.,
MATA T. L.,
ZUCCHI M. I.
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.1471-8286.2007.01932.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , macaw , locus (genetics) , population , allele , population genetics , genetics , evolutionary biology , ecology , gene , demography , sociology
Macaw ( Acrocomia aculeata ) is a native palm tree from tropical forests, highly abundant in Brazil and cited as one of the principal sources of plant oil, thus presenting a high potential for biodiesel production. We have optimized and utilized a set of eight polymorphic microsatellite markers for A. aculeata from an enriched genomic library. Automatic sequencing and fluorescence detection were employed to analyse 43 individuals from natural populations. In this study, we have obtained an average number of five alleles per locus. These loci will be employed in future studies of population genetics by providing subsidy information for the species conservation and genetic breeding.