title: Characterization of nine novel microsatellite loci for  the Venus clam (Cyclina sinensis).
abstract: The Venus clam, Cyclina sinensis, is one of the  most important bivalves in China marine aquaculture. Using (CA)(15)-enriched  genomic libraries of this species, nine novel polymorphic microsatellite loci  were isolated and characterized. The mean number of observed alleles per locus  was 16 (range 8-24). The observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.119  to 0.872 and from 0.626 to 0.931, respectively. Three loci had significant  departure from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and non-significant linkage  disequilibrium was found among all nine loci. These highly informative  microsatellite markers should be useful for population genetic analyses of C.  sinensis.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Marine Living Resources and Molecular Engineering, College of Marine Science, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, PR China.
authors.forename: J X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: R X
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D054458:Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000235:genetics*; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics