Inheritance of Null Alleles for Microsatellites in the White Pine Weevil (Pissodes strobi [Peck] [Coleoptera: Curculionidae])

Four families of the white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi) produced by controlled breeding were used to study the mode of inheritance at four microsatellite loci. The results confirmed the Mendelian segregation of all loci. Three of the four loci showed the presence of null alleles. The observed high...

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Published inThe Journal of heredity Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 67 - 70
Main Authors Liewlaksaneeyanawin, C., Ritland, C. E., El-Kassaby, Y. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.01.2002
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
Animals
Coleoptera - genetics
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Genetic Markers
Genetics
Heredity
Insects
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
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Summary:Four families of the white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi) produced by controlled breeding were used to study the mode of inheritance at four microsatellite loci. The results confirmed the Mendelian segregation of all loci. Three of the four loci showed the presence of null alleles. The observed high polymorphism of P. strobi microsatellites increased their usefulness for paternity determination. The presence of null alleles predicates the need to redesign primers before using them in population genetics studies where pedigree is unknown.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/HXZ-KD8J1G2J-X
PII:0002-9262
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Address correspondence to Y. A. El-Kassaby at the address above or e-mail: yelkassaby@cellfor.com.
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ISSN:0022-1503
1465-7333
DOI:10.1093/jhered/93.1.67