title: Development and characterization of chloroplast microsatellite markers for Cryptomeria japonica D. Don.
abstract: We developed 17 chloroplast microsatellite markers, which consisted of seven mononucleotide microsatellites with a minimum repeat number of 10 and 10 dinucleotide microsatellites with a minimum repeat number of six, from the complete chloroplast genomic sequence of Cryptomeria japonica. A survey of 45 C. japonica individuals showed the number of alleles ranging from two to 11 alleles and a diversity index ranging from 0.085 to 0.895. Consequently, the 45 C. japonica individuals were divided into 39 haplotypes. These markers will be useful genetic markers in the gene flow analysis and population genetics of C. japonica.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Prefectural University, 11-1 Kaieisaka, Noshiro, Akita 016-0876, Japan, Forest Tree Breeding Center, 3809-1 Ishi, Juo, Hitachi, Ibaraki 319-1301, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takata