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Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for a monoecious Ficus species, Ficus insipida, and cross‐species amplification among different sections of Ficus

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: The animal‐mediated pollination and seed‐dispersal mutualisms of Ficus species give them key roles in tropical ecosystems, but may make them vulnerable to habitat fragmentation. The development of highly polymorphic markers is needed to analyse their genetic diversity and investigate the effects of fragmentation on gene flow. Of thirteen microsatellite loci isolated from Ficus insipida, a monoecious species in French Guiana, eleven were polymorphic (two to six alleles each). High levels of variation were found among loci; expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.151 to 0.715. All markers revealed a broad cross‐species affinity when tested in 23 other Ficus species.

Source: Molecular Ecology Notes

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01347.x

Authors: H. VIGNES, M. HOSSAERT‐MCKEY, D. BEAUNE, D. FEVRE, M.‐C. ANSTETT, R. M. BORGES, F. KJELLBERG, M. H. CHEVALLIER

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Language: English

Topic: Genetic diversity and population structure

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2041577321

FWCI: 0.922

Cites: 9

Cited by: 30

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