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Microsatellite markers for Plathymenia reticulata (Leguminosae) 1
Author(s) -
Oliveira Fernanda A.,
Tarazi Roberto,
Menezes Ivandilson P. P.,
Van Den Berg Cassio,
Tsai Siu M.,
Gaiotto Fernanda A.
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.1200051
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , loss of heterozygosity , gene flow , genetic diversity , endangered species , locus (genetics) , population , allele , evolutionary biology , population genetics , zoology , genetics , genetic variation , ecology , gene , demography , sociology , habitat
• Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were developed and characterized to investigate genetic diversity and gene flow and to help in conservation efforts for the endangered timber species Plathymenia reticulata . • Methods and Results: Eleven microsatellite loci were characterized using 60 adult trees of two populations of P. reticulata from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Of these, nine loci were polymorphic, with an average of 4.39 alleles per locus. The average expected heterozygosity per population ranged from 0.47 to 0.55. The combined exclusion probability was 0.99996. • Conclusions: Our results reveal that the microsatellite markers developed in this study are an effective tool for paternity and genetic structure analysis that may be useful for conservation strategies.