Isolation and characterization of 49 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis

摘要

A total of 49 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers in the ayu fish, Plecoglossus altivelis, were successfully isolated and characterized. The number of alleles per locus, observed heterozygosity, and expected heterozygosity ranged from two to 25 (11.3 on average), from 0.125 to 1.000 (0.648 on average), and from 0.123 to 0.957 (0.751 on average), respectively. These microsatellite markers will be useful for both studying population structure and identifying quantitative trait loci that control evolutionarily and economically important traits of ayu.