title: Development of microsatellite markers for Anadenanthera colubrina (Leguminosae), a neotropical tree species.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We developed and characterized nuclear microsatellite markers for Anadenanthera colubrina, a tropical tree species widely distributed in South America.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Leaf samples of mature A. colubrina trees, popularly called "angico," were collected from an area that is greatly impacted by agricultural practices in the region of Ribeirão Preto in São Paulo State in southeastern Brazil. Twenty simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed, 14 of which had polymorphic loci. A total of 96 alleles were detected with an average of 6.86 alleles per polymorphic locus. The expected heterozygosity, calculated at polymorphic loci, ranged from 0.18 to 0.83. Finally, we demonstrated that 18 loci were cross-amplified in A. peregrina.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A total of 14 polymorphic markers suggest a high potential for genetic diversity, gene flow, and mating system analyses in A. colubrina.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana Massimino
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Feres
authors.forename: Mariza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Zucchi
authors.forename: José B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Moacyr A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mestriner
authors.forename: Ana Lilia
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Alzate-Marin
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees / Q000235:genetics*; D014329:Tropical Climate