Genomic and EST microsatellites for Rhododendron aureum (Ericaceae) and cross‐amplification in other congeneric species

• Published in: American journal of botany Vol. 98; no. 9; pp. e250 - e252
• Main Authors: Li, Lin‐Feng, Yin, Dong‐Xu, Song, Nan, Tang, En‐Hua, Xiao, Hong‐Xing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Botanical Society of America 01.09.2011; Botanical Society of America, Inc
• Subjects: Base Sequence; Botany; DNA Primers; Endangered & extinct species; Ericaceae; Ericaceae - genetics; EST; Expressed Sequence Tags; Flowers & plants; Genes, Plant; Genetic diversity; Genomics; heterozygosity; microsatellite; Microsatellite Repeats - genetics; Rhododendron

• Premise of the study: Our objective of this study was to develop genomic and expressed sequence tag (EST)–derived microsatellites for the endangered species Rhododendron aureum and access their transferability in R. dauricum and R. brachycarpum. • Methods and Results: Twelve genomic microsatellite...