Highlighting the occurrence of tetraploidy in Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. and genetic variation patterns in its natural range revealed by DNA microsatellite markers

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Assoumane ◽  
A. M. Zoubeirou ◽  
M. Rodier-Goud ◽  
B. Favreau ◽  
G. Bezançon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Acacia Senegal ◽  
Variation Patterns ◽  
Natural Range ◽  
Dna Microsatellite ◽  
Dna Microsatellite Markers

scholarly journals Diversity and genetic structure of teak (Tectona grandis L.f) in its natural range using DNA microsatellite markers

New Forests ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inza Jesus Fofana ◽  
Daniel Ofori ◽  
Mireille Poitel ◽  
Daniel Verhaegen
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Tectona Grandis ◽  
Natural Range ◽  
Dna Microsatellite ◽  
Dna Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Tectona Grandis L.F

scholarly journals Polymorphic DNA microsatellite markers for forensic individual identification and parentage analyses of seven threatened species of parrots (family Psittacidae)

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e2416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Jan ◽  
Luca Fumagalli
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Genomic Library ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Individual Identification ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Dna Microsatellite ◽  
Dna Microsatellite Markers

The parrot family represents one of the bird group with the largest number of endangered species, as a result of habitat destruction and illegal trade. This illicit traffic involves the smuggling of eggs and animals, and the laundering through captive breeding facilities of wild-caught animals. Despite the huge potential of wildlife DNA forensics to determine with conclusive evidence illegal trade, current usage of DNA profiling approaches in parrots has been limited by the lack of suitable molecular markers specifically developed for the focal species and by low cross-species polymorphism. In this study, we isolated DNA microsatellite markers in seven parrot species threatened with extinction (Amazona brasiliensis,A. oratrix,A. pretrei,A. rhodocorytha,Anodorhynchus leari,Ara rubrogenysandPrimolius couloni). From an enriched genomic library followed by 454 pyrosequencing, we characterized a total of 106 polymorphic microsatellite markers (mostly tetranucleotides) in the seven species and tested them across an average number of 19 individuals per species. The mean number of alleles per species and across loci varied from 6.4 to 8.3, with the mean observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.65 to 0.84. Identity and parentage exclusion probabilities were highly discriminatory. The high variability displayed by these microsatellite loci demonstrates their potential utility to perform individual genotyping and parentage analyses, in order to develop a DNA testing framework to determine illegal traffic in these threatened species.

Verification of the identity of bovine semen using DNA microsatellite markers

1997 ◽  
Vol 140 (17) ◽  
pp. 446-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Williams ◽  
A. P. Usha ◽  
B. G. D. Urquhart ◽  
M. Kilroy
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Bovine Semen ◽  
Dna Microsatellite ◽  
Dna Microsatellite Markers

scholarly journals Genetic analysis reveals Finnish Formica fennica populations do not form a separate genetic entity from F. exsecta

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e6013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Maria Hakala ◽  
Perttu Seppä ◽  
Maria Heikkilä ◽  
Pekka Punttila ◽  
Jouni Sorvari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Species Status ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Recent Addition ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Dna Microsatellite ◽  
Dna Microsatellite Markers

Coptoformica Müller, 1923 is a subgenus of Formica Linnaeus, 1758 that consists of c. a dozen species of ants that typically inhabit open grassy habitats and build small nest mounds. The most recent addition to the group is Formica fennica Seifert, 2000. The description was based on morphological characters, but the species status has not been confirmed by molecular methods. In this study, we use thirteen DNA microsatellite markers and a partial mitochondrial COI gene sequence to assess the species status of F. fennica, by comparing the genetic variation among samples identified as F. fennica and six other boreal Formica (Coptoformica) species. Most of the species studied form separate, discontinuous clusters in phylogenetic and spatial analyses with only little intraspecific genetic variation. However, both nuclear and mitochondrial markers fail to separate the species pair F. exsecta Nylander, 1846 and F. fennica despite established morphological differences. The genetic variation within the F. exsecta/fennica group is extensive, but reflects spatial rather than morphological differences. Finnish F. fennica populations studied so far should not be considered a separate species, but merely a morph of F. exsecta.

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