<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Schima superba is a common dominant tree species in evergreen broad-leaved forest in subtropical China. Despite its multiple usages in wood industry, reforestation and traditional Chinese medicine, its genetic diversity is poorly studied. To help studying its genetic diversity and structure in the future, after microsatellite enrichment and screening, we identified 16 microsatellites in S. superba. These markers showed polymorphism in three populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 32 with a mean of 14. Within populations, the observed and unbiased expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.048 to 0.926 and from 0.048 to 0.949, respectively. The newly developed 16 microsatellites will be useful for investigating the genetic diversity and structure from large scale patterns to fine-scale structures in this species.</p></abstract>

Schima superba is a common dominant tree species in evergreen broad-leaved forest in subtropical China. Despite its multiple usages in wood industry, reforestation and traditional Chinese medicine, its genetic diversity is poorly studied. To help studying its genetic diversity and structure in the future, after microsatellite enrichment and screening, we identified 16 microsatellites in S. superba. These markers showed polymorphism in three populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 32 with a mean of 14. Within populations, the observed and unbiased expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.048 to 0.926 and from 0.048 to 0.949, respectively. The newly developed 16 microsatellites will be useful for investigating the genetic diversity and structure from large scale patterns to fine-scale structures in this species.

Short Note: Development and characterization of 16 new polymorphic microsatellite loci for Schima superba (Theaceae)

Silvae Genetica

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Schima superba is a common dominant tree species in evergreen broad-leaved forest in subtropical China. Despite its multiple usages in wood industry,...

Short Note: Development and characterization of 16 new polymorphic microsatellite loci for Schima superba (Theaceae)

Publicado en línea: 01 jul 2017

Páginas: 124 - 126

Recibido: 10 oct 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2013-0016

Palabras clave
DHS plot, DNA enriched libraries, genetic marker, genetic variation, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, linkage disequilibrium, marker development, microsatellite, population genetics, reforestation, spatial genetic structure, subtropical China

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Short Note: Development and characterization of 16 new polymorphic microsatellite loci for Schima superba (Theaceae)

Publicado en línea: 01 jul 2017

Páginas: 124 - 126

Recibido: 10 oct 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2013-0016

Palabras claveDHS plot, DNA enriched libraries, genetic marker, genetic variation, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, linkage disequilibrium, marker development, microsatellite, population genetics, reforestation, spatial genetic structure, subtropical China

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
DHS plot, DNA enriched libraries, genetic marker, genetic variation, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, linkage disequilibrium, marker development, microsatellite, population genetics, reforestation, spatial genetic structure, subtropical China