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New polymorphic microsatellite loci in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus
Author(s) -
GARNIER S.,
DURAND P.,
ARNATHAU C.,
RISTERUCCI A. M.,
ESPARZASALAS R.,
CELLIERHOLZEM E.,
SORCI G.
Publication year - 2009
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.1755-0998.2009.02552.x
Subject(s) - sparrow , biology , microsatellite , linkage disequilibrium , passer , genetics , allele , population , evolutionary biology , zoology , haplotype , gene , demography , sociology
We developed 13 new polymorphic microsatellite loci in the house sparrow ( Passer domesticus ), which exhibited from 2 to 15 alleles. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.17 to 0.77 and from 0.35 to 0.85, respectively. We detected no linkage disequilibrium between loci. Allele frequencies supported Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium for 8 loci out of 13 after Bonferroni correction. Combined with loci previously isolated in the house sparrow, these new microsatellite markers provide valuable tools to study population genetics of this species.