Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for genetic analysis of chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

Chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus , is a species of major importance to fisheries, particularly in eastern Asia. To aid in the sustainable management of this fisheries resource, we isolated eight novel microsatellite loci from the fish and examined their polymorphisms to estimate genetic variability....

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Published in:Conservation genetics resources 2010-09, Vol.2 (Suppl 1), p.7-9
Main Authors: Cha, Hyung Kee, An, Hye Suck, Choi, Jung Hwa, Kang, Sukyung, Park, Jung Youn, Kim, Kyung Kil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Conservation genetics
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Fisheries
Genetic analysis
Genetic markers
Genetic variability
Heterozygosity
Life Sciences
Linkage disequilibrium
Microsatellites
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Scomber japonicus
Technical Note
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Summary:Chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus , is a species of major importance to fisheries, particularly in eastern Asia. To aid in the sustainable management of this fisheries resource, we isolated eight novel microsatellite loci from the fish and examined their polymorphisms to estimate genetic variability. Genetic variability differed at each locus. The number of alleles ranged from 5 to 14, and observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.43 to 1.00 and 0.50 to 0.86, respectively. One locus showed significant Hardy–Weinberg disequilibrium. No linkage disequilibrium was found. The high variability revealed in this study suggests that these microsatellite markers could prove to be a useful tool for further conservation genetics studies.
ISSN:1877-7252
1877-7260
DOI:10.1007/s12686-009-9123-7