Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Yucca filamentosa

Yuccas and their pollinator moths are a textbook example of mutualism, yet we lack sufficiently variable markers to properly study the population genetics of the plants. We characterized 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci for Yucca filamentosa by screening primers derived from an expressed sequence...

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Published in:Molecular ecology resources 2009-05, Vol.9 (3), p.894-896
Main Authors: SKLANEY, MARY R., ALTHOFF, DAVID M., SEGRAVES, KARI A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agavaceae
microsatellite
mutualism
PCR primers
Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
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Summary:Yuccas and their pollinator moths are a textbook example of mutualism, yet we lack sufficiently variable markers to properly study the population genetics of the plants. We characterized 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci for Yucca filamentosa by screening primers derived from an expressed sequence tag database. We found four to 13 alleles per locus and the observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.31 to 1. These markers will be useful in future ecological studies of Y. filamentosa.
ISSN:1755-098X
1755-0998
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02361.x