Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the periwinkle gastropod, Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) and their cross-amplification in four congeners

C.E. McInerney; Louise Allcock; Mark Johnson; Paulo Prodöhl

doi:10.1007/s10592-008-9750-7

Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the periwinkle gastropod, Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) and their cross-amplification in four congeners

C.E. McInerney, Louise Allcock, Mark Johnson, Paulo Prodöhl

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Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci are described for Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758). Data on allelic variation in Irish and Celtic Sea samples are reported. The average number of alleles per locus was 11 (range 4-29), and observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 6.9 to 84.3% and from 9.4 to 95.2%, respectively. Loci did not deviate from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and no linkage disequilibrium between loci pairs was detected. Microsatellites were not highly conserved in the congeners, L. fabalis, L. saxatilis, L. compressa and L. obtusata as evidenced by a low rate of cross-amplification. These microsatellites should prove useful in population genetic studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1417-1420
Number of pages	4
Journal	Conservation Genetics
Volume	10
Issue number	5
Early online date	03 Dec 2008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-008-9750-7
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009

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Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the periwinkle gastropod, Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) and their cross-amplification in four congeners

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