title: Microsatellite markers for the cushion rock jasmine, Androsace tapete (Primulaceae), a species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed in an alpine plant endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Androsace tapete, to investigate its spatial genetic structure, gene flow, and mating patterns. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using the combined biotin capture method, 16 microsatellite primer sets were isolated and characterized. Fifteen of these markers showed polymorphism, and the number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 13 across 56 individuals from six Tibetan populations. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These markers provide a useful tool to investigate the spatial genetic structure, gene flow, and mating system of A. tapete.
authors: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors: Liyan
authors: L
authors: Zeng
authors: Zhonghu
authors: Z
authors: Li
authors: Tsering
authors: T
authors: Tashi
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Zhong
authors: Yupeng
authors: Y
authors: Geng