title: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from Zelkova schneideriana Hand.-Mazz.
abstract: Zelkova schneideriana is a highly valued hardwood species. An improved technique for isolating codominant compound microsatellite markers was used to develop simple sequence repeat markers for Z. schneideriana. A total of 12 microsatellite loci were identified. Overall, the number of alleles per locus ranged from 8-19, with an average of 11.75. Observed heterozygosity and expected heterozygosity values ranged from 0.109-0.709 and 0.832-0.929, respectively. Polymorphic information content is from 0.803-0.915, with an average of 0.854. These markers will be very important for future research related to the genetic diversity, population structure, patterns of gene flow, and mating system of this species.
authors.affiliation: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China hanszhangriqing@csuft.edu.cn.
authors.forename: R Q
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.affiliation: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D017931:DNA Primers / Q000378:metabolism; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D056426:Genetic Loci; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D034401:Ulmaceae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant