Tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from the endangered green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

    Authors

    B. M. Shamblin; B. E. Berry; D. M. Lennon; D. A. Bagley; L. M. Ehrhart;C. J. Nairn

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Conserv. Genet. Resour.

    Keywords

    Green turtle; Chelonia mydas; Microsatellite; Population connectivity; CARETTA-CARETTA; AMPLIFICATION; CONSERVATION; MARKERS; Biodiversity Conservation; Genetics & Heredity

    Abstract

    We describe isolation and characterization of 20 polymorphic tetranucleotide loci from the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). We identified an average of 12.5 alleles per locus based on screening of 31 individuals foraging in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.53 to 1.00, with a mean of 0.85. This microsatellite suite has a combined non-exclusion probability of identity of 2.45 x 10(-28). These markers will complement those already available for green turtles in individual-based as well as population level genetic analyses.

    Journal Title

    Conservation Genetics Resources

    Volume

    4

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    783

    Last Page

    785

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000306586800054

    ISSN

    1877-7252

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