title: Eight polymorphic  microsatellite markers for the spotted babylon, Babylonia areolata (Buccinidae).
abstract: The  spotted babylon, Babylonia areolata, is one of the most extensively  cultured marine mollusks in southeast Asia. Eight polymorphic microsatellite  markers were developed for this species, from a microsatellite-enriched  library. These markers, characterized in 32 individuals from a hatchery  population, were polymorphic, with allele numbers ranging from 6 to 18 per  locus, expected and observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.68 to 0.94 and  0.56 to 0.81, respectively. One locus (HUBA09) showed significant  deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, probably due to the presence of null  alleles. These microsatellite loci should be useful for future population  genetic studies and marker-assisted breeding in this species.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, Ocean College, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China. wy2005@163.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001947:Breeding; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000235:genetics*; D056426:Genetic Loci; D015698:Genomic Library; D060005:Genotyping Techniques; D006579:Heterozygote; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA