Microsatellite DNA loci from the Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)

Authors: Hauswaldt J.S.; Glenn T.C.

Source: Molecular Ecology Notes, Volume 3, Number 2, June 2003 , pp. 174-176(3)

Abstract:

We describe polymerase chain recation (PCR) primers and conditions to amplify one dinucleotide and five tetranucleotide microsatellite DNA loci isolated from the Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). The PCR primers were tested on 21 terrapins from Cape Romain, SC, USA. The microsatellite primers developed yielded a high number of alleles (8–14) and high observed heterozygosities (0.57–1.0).

Keywords: dinucleotide repeats; Malaclemys terrapin; microsatellites; primer; SSR; tetranucleotide repeats

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00388.x

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