Optimization of novel polymorphic microsatellites in muskox ( Ovibos Moschatus) leads to an increased estimate of muskox microsatellite diversity
Abstract Initial microsatellite studies suggested that muskoxen display the lowest microsatellite polymorphism in a large ungulate. We optimized 17 di‐nucleotide microsatellites with longer repeats from a muskox DNA library and surveyed 18 animals from across their natural range. Loci with perfect r...
Published in: | Molecular Ecology Notes |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2004
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00768.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1471-8286.2004.00768.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00768.x |
Summary: | Abstract Initial microsatellite studies suggested that muskoxen display the lowest microsatellite polymorphism in a large ungulate. We optimized 17 di‐nucleotide microsatellites with longer repeats from a muskox DNA library and surveyed 18 animals from across their natural range. Loci with perfect repeats were more variable than imperfect loci: H perfect = 0.504 ± 0.045 (± SE) vs. H imperfect = 0.067 ± 0.055. Our H perfect estimate is higher than previous low estimates of H E = 0.018 and H E = 0.059. |
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