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Microsatellite primers for the endangered aquatic herb, Ottelia acuminata (Hydrocharitaceae)
Author(s) -
Xu Chao,
Du ZhiYuan,
Chen JinMing,
Wang QingFeng
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.1100563
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , endangered species , genetic diversity , locus (genetics) , allele , conservation genetics , population , genetics , herb , evolutionary biology , zoology , medicinal herbs , ecology , traditional medicine , gene , medicine , demography , sociology , habitat
• Premise of the study: Microsatellite primers were developed in the endangered aquatic herb, Ottelia acuminata , to characterize its genetic diversity and understand its population structure. • Methods and Results: Eight polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed from two populations of O . acuminata in China. The number of alleles per locus ranged from one to 15; the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0 to 0.885 and from 0 to 0.888, respectively, in the two populations. Selected loci also amplified successfully in O . sinensis . • Conclusions: These microsatellite markers will facilitate further studies on the conservation genetics and evolutionary history of O . acuminata .
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