Microsatellite DNA loci from the Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
- 2 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Ecology Notes
- Vol. 3 (2) , 174-176
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00388.x
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
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