Identification of novel polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered Chinese sucker (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)

Chinese sucker (Myxocyprinus asiaticus Bleeker), an endangered freshwater fish in China and the only representative of the family Catostomidae in Asia, is distributed mainly in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river. It is important in studies of systematics and zoogeography, and has signicant econo...

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Published in:Journal of genetics 2016-12, Vol.93 (Suppl 2), p.96-98
Main Authors: XU, NIAN, XU, DONG-MEI, QUE, YAN-FU, SHI, FANG, XIONG, MEI-HUA, SHAO, KE, LI, WEI-TAO, ZHU, BIN, YANG, ZHONG
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Aquatic resources
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Endangered & extinct species
Evolutionary Biology
Fish
Fresh water
Gene loci
Genetics
Life Sciences
Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Online Resources
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Polymorphism
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Summary:Chinese sucker (Myxocyprinus asiaticus Bleeker), an endangered freshwater fish in China and the only representative of the family Catostomidae in Asia, is distributed mainly in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river. It is important in studies of systematics and zoogeography, and has signicant economic value for its delicious taste. However, wild populations of M. asiaticus have declined dramatically since the 1970s due to overfishing, damming and other anthropogenic iflnuences. Although a few sets of microsatellite loci in M. asiaticus have been identied in recent years, more valid loci are needed to provide a broad knowledge of genetic structure in future studies. This paper reports characterization of 10 novel polymorphic microsatellite loci that show simple four-base-pair motifs.
ISSN:0022-1333
0973-7731
DOI:10.1007/s12041-013-0276-5