title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Pinellia ternata and cross-species amplification.
abstract: In this study, we isolated and characterized 12 microsatellite loci for Pinellia ternata. Polymorphism of these 12 loci was assessed in 46 individuals collected from two wild populations. All the loci were polymorphic with four to 13 alleles per locus and the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.312 to 0.680 and from 0.506 to 0.734, respectively. None of the loci showed significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P < 0.05). No significant linkage disequilibrium was observed between pairs of studied loci. In addition, most markers amplified successfully in three closely related taxa that are Pinellia cordata, P. peltata and P. pedatisecta. These microsatellite markers could provide a useful tool for genetic structure studies of the Pinellia species.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Ecology, MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
authors.forename: Fangjian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lixin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Changming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao