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Appl Plant Sci. 2013 Jun 21;1(7). doi: 10.3732/apps.1200538. eCollection 2013 Jul.

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Shorea platyclados (Dipterocarpaceae).

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Chin Hong Ng, Chai Ting Lee, Soon Leong Lee, Lee Hong Tnah, Kevin Kit Siong Ng

Affiliations

  1. Genetics Laboratory, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia.

PMID: 25202566 PMCID: PMC4103129 DOI: 10.3732/apps.1200538

Abstract

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized in Shorea platyclados (Dipterocarpaceae) for DNA profiling and genetic diversity assessment of this tropical timber species. •

METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifteen polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed and characterized in S. platyclados using a genomic library enriched for dinucleotide (CT) repeats. The primers amplified dinucleotide repeats with 3-14 alleles per locus across four natural populations. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.292 to 1.000 and from 0.301 to 0.894, respectively. No significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was detected in the 15 loci. Four loci pairs displayed linkage disequilibrium. •

CONCLUSIONS: These highly polymorphic markers are adequate for DNA profiling and studies of population genetics in S. platyclados.

Keywords: DNA marker; Shorea platyclados.; hill dipterocarp; microsatellite

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