Novel microsatellite loci in the grass snake (Natrix natrix) and cross-amplification in the dice snake (Natrix tessellata)

Six novel polymorphic microsatellite loci are presented for the grass snake (Natrix natrix), a species with declining populations in many regions. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to seven. Four dice snake (Natrix tessellata) microsatellites were polymorphic in the grass snake with th...

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Published in:Molecular ecology resources 2009-03, Vol.9 (2), p.604-606
Main Authors: MEISTER, B, ARMBRUSTER, G.F.J, FRAUENFELDER, N, BAUR, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
conservation
dice snake
grass snake
microsatellite repeats
microsatellites
Natrix natrix
Natrix tessellata
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Summary:Six novel polymorphic microsatellite loci are presented for the grass snake (Natrix natrix), a species with declining populations in many regions. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to seven. Four dice snake (Natrix tessellata) microsatellites were polymorphic in the grass snake with three to four alleles. At two loci, the expected heterozygosity differed significantly from observed heterozygosity. Cross-amplification of the grass snake markers in the dice snake showed two polymorphic microsatellites with two and four alleles.
ISSN:1755-0998
1755-098X
1755-0998
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02460.x