title: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the red snow crab (Chionoecetes japonicus).
abstract: A total of 12 polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci were isolated from the red snow crab, Chionoecetes japonicus (Brachyura: Majidae), one of important fisheries resources in the Far East. The number of alleles observed at each locus ranged from two to 19, with the observed and expected heterozygosities of 0.125-0.875 and 0.156-0.949, respectively, suggesting these loci to be a useful molecular marker for population analysis in this species. Of the 12 loci, seven also were available for genotyping of the snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, implying these loci as a useful molecular marker in the genus Chionoecetes.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abe