title: New microsatellite markers for bananas (Musa spp).
abstract: Thirty-four microsatellite markers (SSRs) were  identified in EST and BAC clones from Musa acuminata burmannicoides var.  Calcutta 4 and validated in 22 Musa genotypes from the Banana Germplasm  Bank of Embrapa-CNPMF, which includes wild and improved diploids. The number of  alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 14. The markers were considered highly informative  based on their polymorphism information content values; more than 50% were  above 0.5. These SSRs will be useful for banana breeding programs, for studies  of genetic diversity, germplasm characterization and selection, development of  saturated genetic linkage maps, and marker assisted selection.
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brasil. edson@cnpmf.embrapa.br
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: V B O
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Vilarinhos
authors.forename: C M R
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Souza Júnior
authors.forename: R N G
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D028521:Musa / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant; D005819:Genetic Markers