title: Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers for yellow perch (Perca flavescens).
abstract: To perform whole genome scanning for complex trait analysis, we isolated and characterized a total of 21 novel genomic-SSRs and EST-SSRs for yellow perch (Perca flavescens), using the methods of construction of SSR-enrichment libraries and EST database mining of a related species P. fluviatilis. Of 16 genomic-SSR primer pairs examined, eight successfully amplified scorable products. The number of alleles at these informative loci varied from 3 - 14 with an average of 8.5 alleles per locus. When tested on wild perch from a population in Pennsylvania, observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.07 - 0.81 and from 0.37 - 0.95, respectively. Of 2,226 EST sequences examined, only 110 (4.93%) contained microsatellites and for those, 13 markers were tested, 12 of which exhibited polymorphism. Compared with genomic-SSRs, EST-SSRs exhibited a lower level of genetic variability with the number of alleles of averaging only 2.6 alleles per locus. Cross-species utility indicated that three of the genomic-SSRs and eight of the EST-SSRs successfully cross-amplified in a related species, the walleye (Sander vitreus).
authors.affiliation: Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Laboratory, Ohio State University Aquaculture Research and Development Integration Program, 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661, USA.
authors.forename: Aibin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Ecological Genetics Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Laboratory, Ohio State University Aquaculture Research and Development Integration Program, 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661, USA.
authors.forename: Han-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wang