Characterization and transferability of microsatellite markers developed for Carpinus betulus (Betulaceae)(1).
OBJECTIVE
Carpinus betulus (Betulaceae) is an octoploid, ecologically important, common tree species in European woodlands. We established 11 nuclear microsatellite loci allowing for detailed analyses of genetic diversity and structure.


RESULTS
A microsatellite-enriched library was used to develop primers for 11 microsatellite loci that revealed high allele numbers and genetic diversity in a preliminary study.


CONCLUSIONS
All of the loci developed here are informative for C. betulus. In addition, the loci are transferable to several species within the genus, and almost all loci cross-amplified in species of different genera of the Betulaceae.
Institute for Systematic Botany with Herbarium Haussknecht and Botanical Garden, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany ; Section Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Kathleen
K
Prinz
Section Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Reiner
R
Finkeldey
Betulaceae; Carpinus betulus; cross-amplification; microsatellite loci; polyploidy