Isolation and characterization of 13 polymorphic microsatellites for the black murex, Hexaplex nigritus

Gary Longo; Ricardo Beldade; Richard Cudney-Bueno; Pete Raimondi; Giacomo Bernardi

doi:10.1016/j.margen.2010.12.005

Isolation and characterization of 13 polymorphic microsatellites for the black murex, Hexaplex nigritus

Mar Genomics. 2011 Mar;4(1):69-70. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2010.12.005. Epub 2011 Jan 17.

Authors

Gary Longo¹, Ricardo Beldade, Richard Cudney-Bueno, Pete Raimondi, Giacomo Bernardi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA. glongo@ucsc.edu

PMID: 21429467
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2010.12.005

Abstract

Thirteen polymorphic microsatellite markers have been isolated and characterized for the black murex (Hexaplex nigritus). These loci are moderately to highly variable with seven to 37 alleles within 113 individuals from four populations in the Northern Gulf of California. Expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.43 to 0.98. High variability indicates that these markers will be useful for studying population structure and connectivity in this species.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
DNA / genetics
Demography
Gastropoda / genetics*
Gene Expression Regulation / physiology*
Microsatellite Repeats / genetics*
Polymorphism, Genetic*

Substances

DNA