Identification of microsatellite DNA markers for the giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla.

Autor: Garcia JE; Departamento de Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. jegarcia@uel.br, Vilas Boas LA, Lemos MV, de Macedo Lemos EG, Contel EP
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of heredity [J Hered] 2005 Sep-Oct; Vol. 96 (5), pp. 600-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Jul 01.
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi089
Abstrakt: The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is found from Belize and Guatemala to Paraguay and Argentina. Its conservation status is considered vulnerable by IUCN. Here we report the isolation and characterization of six microsatellite loci. Positive loci for (GT)(n) were isolated using a magnetic bead hybridization selection protocol. The number of alleles per locus as well as the heterozygosity and PCR conditions are described. These loci will be useful for studying population structure, genetic diversity, and paternity in M. tridactyla wild populations.
Databáze: MEDLINE