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Microsatellite primers in Carex moorcroftii (Cyperaceae), a dominant species of the steppe on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau
Author(s) -
Liu Wensheng,
Zhou Yin,
Liao Hui,
Zhao Yao,
Song Zhiping
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.3732/ajb.1100105
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , carex , cyperaceae , steppe , locus (genetics) , botany , plateau (mathematics) , allele , ecology , genetics , poaceae , gene , mathematical analysis , mathematics
• Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were developed in Carex moorcroftii , a rhizomatous clonal sedge that dominates the steppes and meadows of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau. • Methods and Results: Using the combined biotin capture method, 30 microsatellite primer sets were isolated and characterized. Twenty‐two of these markers showed polymorphism, and the number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 11 across 96 individuals from four populations. • Conclusions: These markers provide a useful tool to investigate the clonal structure and mating system of C. moorcroftii .