Low levels of polymorphism at novel microsatellite loci developed for bathyergid mole-rats from South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Bray, Timothy C.
dc.contributor.author Bennett, Nigel Charles
dc.contributor.author Bloomer, Paulette
dc.coverage.spatial Africa en
dc.coverage.spatial South Africa en
dc.date.accessioned 2011-11-09T11:12:04Z
dc.date.available 2011-11-09T11:12:04Z
dc.date.issued 2011-04
dc.description.abstract Eight microsatellite markers were developed for African mole-rats using the Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequences Containing repeats (FIASCO) protocol and pyrosequencing. The markers were developed in Bathyergus suillus and applied to a selection of individuals from seven related taxa: Bathyergus janetta, Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus, C. h. pretoriae, Fukomys damarensis, F. darlingi, F. mechowii and Georychus capensis. The markers displayed low to moderate variation with allele numbers ranging between one and six per species. We propose that larger repeat numbers at di-, tri- and tetranucleotide repeat loci generally yield higher levels of polymorphism. en
dc.description.sponsorship The authors are grateful to the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation for funding from the SARCHi Chair for Mammal Behavioural Ecology and Physiology awarded to NCB. Funding was also provided by the University of Pretoria in provision of TCB’s postdoctoral fellowship. en
dc.description.uri http://www.springerlink.com/content/121433/ en
dc.identifier.citation Bray, TC, Bennett, NC & Bloomer, P 2011, 'Low levels of polymorphism at novel microsatellite loci developed for bathyergid mole-rats from South Africa', Conservation Genetics Resources, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 221-224. en
dc.identifier.issn 1877-7252 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1877-7260 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1007/s12686-010-9327-x
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17537
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Springer en
dc.rights © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com. en
dc.subject African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) en
dc.subject Bathyergus suillus en
dc.subject Cross-species en
dc.subject Microsatellite en
dc.subject.lcsh Chromosome polymorphism en
dc.subject.lcsh Bathyergidae en
dc.title Low levels of polymorphism at novel microsatellite loci developed for bathyergid mole-rats from South Africa en
dc.type Postprint Article en


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