Using Microsatellites to Assess Genetic Variation in a Selective Breeding Program of Chinese Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians irradians)

• Main Authors: Zhang, Shoudu, Li, Li, Zhang, Guofan, Zhang, GF
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Argopecten Irradians Irradians; Selective Breeding Program; Microsatellites; Genetic Variation; Fisheries; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; OYSTER CRASSOSTREA-GIGAS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION-SIZE; LAMARCK 1819; PACIFIC OYSTER; 2 STOCKS; REALIZED HERITABILITY; TOTAL WEIGHT; SHELL WIDTH; GROWTH-RATE; MARKERS; Lamarck; Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/16730

This study aimed to improve our understanding of the genetics of the Chinese bay scallop (Argopecten irradians irradians), one of the most important maricultured shellfish in China. Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci were examined to assess the allelic diversity, heterozygosity, and genetic variati...