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...

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Published in:Molecular Ecology Notes
Main Authors: VAN COEVERDEN, PETER J., GROOT, DE, BOAG, PETER
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004
Subjects:
muskox
ovibos moschatus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00768.x
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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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