<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Balfourodendron riedelianum</italic> is a tropical tree endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome that is currently endangered due to forest fragmentation and extensive exploitation. Three populations of the species are conserved <italic>ex situ</italic> in a provenance and progeny test at the Luiz Antônio Experimental Station, São Paulo State, Brazil. To verify if seven microsatellite loci developed for the species can be used as genetic markers in analyses focused on conservation and sustainable use strategies, leaf tissue samples were collected from the three provenances and from 17 seed trees in one provenance. We analyzed Mendelian inheritance and genetic linkage for the 17 seed trees and genotypic linkage disequilibrium for individuals from the three provenances. For six of the seven loci analyzed, all 17 seed trees showed heterozygosity. The inheritance and genetic linkage analyses were performed using respective locus, while the genotypic linkage disequilibrium analysis was performed for the seven loci. After Bonferroni correction, none of the 75 tests showed deviation from Mendelian segregation and genetic linkage, nor did we detect genotypic linkage disequilibrium. The results suggest that six of the seven loci can be used for population genetics studies on <italic>B. riedelianum</italic>.</p></abstract>

Balfourodendron riedelianum is a tropical tree endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome that is currently endangered due to forest fragmentation and extensive exploitation. Three populations of the species are conserved ex situ in a provenance and progeny test at the Luiz Antônio Experimental Station, São Paulo State, Brazil. To verify if seven microsatellite loci developed for the species can be used as genetic markers in analyses focused on conservation and sustainable use strategies, leaf tissue samples were collected from the three provenances and from 17 seed trees in one provenance. We analyzed Mendelian inheritance and genetic linkage for the 17 seed trees and genotypic linkage disequilibrium for individuals from the three provenances. For six of the seven loci analyzed, all 17 seed trees showed heterozygosity. The inheritance and genetic linkage analyses were performed using respective locus, while the genotypic linkage disequilibrium analysis was performed for the seven loci. After Bonferroni correction, none of the 75 tests showed deviation from Mendelian segregation and genetic linkage, nor did we detect genotypic linkage disequilibrium. The results suggest that six of the seven loci can be used for population genetics studies on B. riedelianum.

Validation of microsatellite loci for <italic>Balfourodendron riedelianum</italic> through analysis of Mendelian inheritance, genetic linkage, and genotypic linkage disequilibrium

Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”

Silvae Genetica

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Validation of microsatellite loci for  through analysis of Mendelian inheritance, genetic linkage, and genotypic linkage disequilibrium

Balfourodendron riedelianum is a tropical tree endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome that is currently endangered due to forest fragmentation and extensive...

Validation of microsatellite loci for Balfourodendron riedelianum through analysis of Mendelian inheritance, genetic linkage, and genotypic linkage disequilibrium

Published Online: Aug 19, 2019

Page range: 81 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2019-0015

Keywords
Atlantic Forest, Conservation genetics, Inheritance, Microsatellite markers, Tropical tree species

© 2019 B. I. Aguiar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Validation of microsatellite loci for Balfourodendron riedelianum through analysis of Mendelian inheritance, genetic linkage, and genotypic linkage disequilibrium

Published Online: Aug 19, 2019

Page range: 81 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2019-0015

KeywordsAtlantic Forest, Conservation genetics, Inheritance, Microsatellite markers, Tropical tree species

© 2019 B. I. Aguiar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Atlantic Forest, Conservation genetics, Inheritance, Microsatellite markers, Tropical tree species