Microsatellites from the world's heaviest bony fish,the giant Mola mola |
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Authors: | J. Todd Streelman C. Puchulutegui A. L. Bass T. Thys H. Dewar S. A. Karl |
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Abstract: | We report the isolation and characterization of CAn microsatellite loci from the Mola mola genome using a variation of the hybrid capture method. Five loci exhibit high levels of heterozygocity and two show significant sequence similarity to genes from the closely related Fugu rubripes. These microsatellite markers should be useful in multidisciplinary efforts to understand population characteristics of the giant ocean sunfish. |
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Keywords: | giant ocean sunfish microsatellites Mola mola population genetics |
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