title: Eleven novel polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers from the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis.
abstract: We report on the characterization of 11 polymorphic microsatellite loci in P. viridis, the first set of such markers developed and characterized for this species. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 7, whereas the observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.0447 to 0.4837. These markers should prove useful as powerful genetic markers for this species.
authors.affiliation: Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science University Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Teh
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yusoff
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Yap
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D005819:Genetic Markers; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D049883:Perna / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers