title: Isolation and characterization of 10 microsatellite loci from Korean Leontopodium japonicum (Asteraceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for the alpine plant Leontopodium japonicum to evaluate its population genetics structure as a means for devising future conservation strategies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed in Korean populations of L. japonicum. Genetic diversity was analyzed among 38 individuals from two populations. Overall, each locus had 3 to 17 alleles, and their observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.0000 to 0.8750 and from 0.0000 to 0.8929, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The microsatellite markers described here are valuable tools for population genetics research of L. japonicum. They can be used to obtain information about suitable management strategies for protecting other related and endangered "edelweiss" species.
authors: Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea.
authors: Dong-Hyuk
authors: DH
authors: Lee
authors: Jung-Hyun
authors: JH
authors: Lee
authors: Byoung-Hee
authors: BH
authors: Choi
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006579:Heterozygote; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D056910:Republic of Korea
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant