Caviomorpha

High levels of polymorphism found through cross-amplification of microsatellite loci in a Ctenomys pearsoni (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) population

N. Mannise, González, S., Maldonado, J. E., Izquierdo, G., Francescoli, G., and Cosse, M., High levels of polymorphism found through cross-amplification of microsatellite loci in a Ctenomys pearsoni (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) population, vol. 12, pp. 887-891, 2013.

Ctenomys pearsoni (Pearson’s tuco-tuco) is a subterra­nean rodent native to Uruguay. We tested the amplification pattern of 12 microsatellite loci, designed for C. sociabilis and C. haigi in a C. pearsoni population. DNA extractions were made from hair samples, and PCR amplification products were run on an ABI 3100 microcapil­lary gel. Eight loci were selected to form a highly polymorphic panel that could be used to efficiently screen populations of this species.

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