Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for Panax notoginseng (Araliaceae), a Chinese traditional herb
Microsatellite primers were developed for a Chinese traditional herb, Panax notoginseng, to investigate its genetic diversity and cultivar breeding. Twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated from the microsatellite-enriched genomic library of P. notoginseng. The polymorphisms were assesse...
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Published in | American journal of botany Vol. 98; no. 10; pp. e274 - e276 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Botanical Society of America
01.10.2011
Botanical Society of America, Inc |
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Summary: | Microsatellite primers were developed for a Chinese traditional herb, Panax notoginseng, to investigate its genetic diversity and cultivar breeding.
Twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated from the microsatellite-enriched genomic library of P. notoginseng. The polymorphisms were assessed in two populations and an assemblage containing individuals from the whole distribution area. The number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 12, with a mean of 5.8, and the observed and expected heterozygosity values ranged from 0.0411 to 0.8472 and from 0.0804 to 0.7653, respectively.
These new microsatellite markers will be useful for investigation of the genetic diversity of cultivated P. notoginseng as well as assist in cultivar breeding. |
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Bibliography: | The authors thank J. M. Zhang for her laboratory assistance and Z. S. Wang for his valuable advice in writing the paper. This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB411602) and the National Science Foundation of China (30370154). ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0002-9122 1537-2197 |
DOI: | 10.3732/ajb.1100117 |