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Development of EST‐SSR markers for Elaeocarpus photiniifolia (Elaeocarpaceae), an endemic taxon of the Bonin Islands
Author(s) -
Sugai Kyoko,
Setsuko Suzuki,
Uchiyama Kentaro,
Murakami Noriaki,
Kato Hidetoshi,
Yoshimaru Hiroshi
Publication year - 2012
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.1100391
Subject(s) - biology , loss of heterozygosity , microsatellite , taxon , locus (genetics) , allele , genetics , botany , evolutionary biology , gene
• Premise of the study: Expressed sequence tag (EST)–derived microsatellite markers were developed for Elaeocarpus photiniifolia , an endemic taxon of the Bonin Islands. • Methods and Results: Initially, a complementary DNA (cDNA) library was constructed by de novo pyrosequencing of total RNA extracted from a seedling. A total of 267 primer pairs were designed from the library. Of the 48 tested loci, 25 loci were polymorphic among 41 individuals representing the entire geographical range of the species, with the number of alleles per locus and expected heterozygosity ranging from two to 14 and 0.09 to 0.86, respectively. Most loci were transferable to a related species, E. sylvestris . • Conclusions: The developed markers will be useful for evaluating the genetic structure of E. photiniifolia .