Research Article

Development and characterization of novel microsatellite markers in the rock bream fish Oplegnathus fasciatus

Published: December 10, 2013
Genet. Mol. Res. 12 (4) : 6462-6465 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2013.December.10.7
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X.X. Sun, D.D. Xu, B. Lou, S.L. Li, W. Zhan, Y.R. Zhang, J. Xin (2013). Development and characterization of novel microsatellite markers in the rock bream fish Oplegnathus fasciatus. Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4): 6462-6465. https://doi.org/10.4238/2013.December.10.7
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Abstract

The rock bream fish Oplegnathus fasciatus is one of the most popular aquaculture species in China. In the present study, 15 novel polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from a wild population of O. fasciatus from the Zhoushan coast of China. The number of alleles per polymorphic locus ranged from 4 to 9 in a sample of 30 individuals. Observed and expected heterozygosities per locus varied from 0.267 to 0.767 and from 0.395 to 0.859, respectively. Eleven of the 15 microsatellite loci conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. No significant linkage disequilibrium between pairs of loci was detected. The present microsatellite markers could provide a useful tool for the genetic analyses of O. fasciatus.

The rock bream fish Oplegnathus fasciatus is one of the most popular aquaculture species in China. In the present study, 15 novel polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from a wild population of O. fasciatus from the Zhoushan coast of China. The number of alleles per polymorphic locus ranged from 4 to 9 in a sample of 30 individuals. Observed and expected heterozygosities per locus varied from 0.267 to 0.767 and from 0.395 to 0.859, respectively. Eleven of the 15 microsatellite loci conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. No significant linkage disequilibrium between pairs of loci was detected. The present microsatellite markers could provide a useful tool for the genetic analyses of O. fasciatus.