Isolation, via 454 sequencing, and characterisation of microsatellites for Phalacrocorax fuscescens, the black-faced cormorant (Aves : Phalacrocoracidae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 340
Author(s):  
Julie Riordan ◽  
Michael G. Gardner ◽  
Alison J. Fitch ◽  
Gregory R. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
454 Sequencing ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Breeding Colony ◽  
Polymorphic Loci ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
Amplification Success ◽  
The Mean

The black-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscescens, is a brood-reducing seabird endemic to the southern waters of Australia. Microsatellite loci were isolated from genomic DNA using 454 shotgun sequencing. Thirty-one loci were tested and, of these, 16 were found to be polymorphic. Further characterisation was conducted on seven loci that were genotyped in 42 adult individuals from a single breeding colony in South Australia. The number of alleles per locus ranged from three to eight (s.d. ± 2.16), and the mean observed and expected heterozygosity was 0.66 (s.d. ± 0.249) and 0.62 (s.d. ± 0.178) respectively. We confirm that four loci conformed to Hardy–Weinberg expectations. Four other Phalacrocorax species were trialled for amplification of these four polymorphic loci. Amplification success varied between loci and species. These loci will be useful in determining genetic family structure and exploring nestling relatedness to further understand how relatedness influences competitive behaviours in brood-reducing species.

Genetic characterization of local goats of Karnataka by microsatellite marker analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Jayashree ◽  
M. R. Jayashankar ◽  
C. S. Nagaraja ◽  
Isloor Shrikrishna ◽  
K. Satyanarayana
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Marker ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
Marker Analysis ◽  
Goat Population ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Microsatellite Marker Analysis

The diversity status of local goats of Karnataka was studied by using microsatellite marker analysis. The genomic DNA from unrelated local goats were PCR- amplified with a panel of 23 microsatellite markers. Microsatellite PCR products were multiplexed and run on capillary based genetic analyser and the raw data obtained was analysed. Totally 158 alleles were observed and the number of alleles ranged from three (ILSTS005 and OarJMP29) to 13 (RM088). The number of effective alleles ranged from 2.25 (ILSTS005) to 8.40 (RM088) in all the 23 loci studied. The mean observed heterozygosity (Ho) was 0.4698±0.2214 [range 0 (ETH225) to 0.8462 (ILSTS034)] and the mean expected heterozygosity (He) was 0.7471± 0.1098 [range 0.5656 (ILSTS005) to 0.9138 (SRCRSP 8)] indicating the heterogenous nature of the local goat population of Karnataka.

scholarly journals Microsatellite DNA polymorphism in selectively controlled Apis mellifera carnica and Apis mellifera caucasica populations from Poland

2015 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 889-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanimila Nikolova ◽  
Malgorzata Bienkowska ◽  
Dariusz Gerula ◽  
Evgeniya Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Microsatellite Dna ◽  
Dna Polymorphism ◽  
Dna Analysis ◽  
Apis Mellifera Carnica ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
Apis Mellifera Caucasica ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Private Alleles

Genetic polymorphism in selectively controlled honeybee populations of A. m. carnica and A. m. caucasica in Poland, was characterized by microsatellite DNA analysis. All honeybee samples were analyzed for nine microsatellite loci: Ac011; A024; A043; A088; Ap226; Ap238; Ap243; Ap249 and Ap256, which were found to be polymorphic in both populations. The mean number of alleles per locus was 6.222 for A. m. carnica and 4.556 for A. m. caucasica. Average observed and expected heterozygosity values were calculated as 0.976 and 0.734 in A. m. carnica and as 0.933 and 0.603 in A. m. caucasica, respectively. For the nine microsatellite loci, a total of 76 alleles were found in both populations. Thirty-five private alleles were observed in A. m. carnica and 20 in A. m. caucasica. Information about allele frequencies, FST values and genotypic differentiation is given. Nei?s genetic distance between studied populations of A. m. carnica and A. m. caucasica was calculated as 0.384.

scholarly journals Genetic diversity of different breeds of Kazakh sheep using microsatellite analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 305-312
Author(s):  
Kairat Dossybayev ◽  
Zarina Orazymbetova ◽  
Aizhan Mussayeva ◽  
Naruya Saitou ◽  
Rakhymbek Zhapbasov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Allelic Diversity ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Sheep Breed ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level ◽  
Short Tandem

Abstract. A total of 75 individuals from five sheep populations in Kazakhstan were investigated based on 12 STR (short tandem repeat, also known as microsatellite) markers in order to study their genetic structure and phylogenetic relationship based on genetic distances. These sheep had a high level of genetic diversity. In total, 163 alleles were found in all the populations using 12 microsatellite loci. The mean number of alleles, effective number of alleles, and polymorphism information content (PIC) values per loci were 13.4, 5.9, and 0.78, respectively. Comparing the allelic diversity between the populations, the highest genetic diversity was observed in the Edilbay-1 sheep breed (8.333±0.644), and the lowest parameter was for Kazakh Arkhar-Merino (7.083±0.633). In all populations, there is a deficiency of heterozygosity. The largest genetic diversity was found in loci INRA023 and CSRD247 with 16 alleles, and the smallest polymorphism was noted for the locus D5S2 with 8 alleles. The level of observed heterozygosity was in the range 0.678±0.051 for Kazakh Arkhar-Merino and 0.767±0.047 for Kazakh fat-tailed coarse wool. The expected heterozygosity level range was from 0.702±0.033 for Kazakh Arkhar-Merino to 0.777±0.023 for Edilbay-1. When 12 microsatellite loci are compared, the OarFCB20 locus showed the highest level of genetic variability. Excess of heterozygosity was observed at three loci; MAF065, McM042, and OarFCB20. The highest genetic distance was observed between Kazakh Arkhar-Merino and Edilbay-1, whereas the genetic distance between Edilbay-1 and Edilbay-2 is the smallest using Nei's standard genetic distance. The Edilbay-1 sheep breed possesses the largest genetic diversity among these five populations.

Genetic analysis of Cheirostylis species based on microsatellite markers

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supajit Sraphet ◽  
Anuwat Saengsri ◽  
Duncan R. Smith ◽  
Kanokporn Triwitayakorn
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Polymorphic Loci ◽  
Dna Library ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
Genomic Dna Library ◽  
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium ◽  
Conservation Plan

Microsatellite markers specific to Cheirostylis yunnanensis Rolfe were developed using an enriched genomic DNA library technique. The library was constructed using (AG)20 and (CAG)20 oligonucleotide repeats. A total of 48 primer pairs were designed and tested with 48 C. yunnanensis Rolfe samples, resulting in 11 polymorphic loci. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 12, with an average of six alleles. The observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.0426 to 0.8085 and 0.0421 to 0.9078, respectively. Of the 11 polymorphic loci, three showed a significant deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium and one exhibited linkage disequilibrium. Cross-species amplification was tested with five samples of Cheirostylis of unknown species resulting in eight loci that could be amplified, with the number of alleles ranging from one to two. The microsatellite markers developed in this study will be useful for the genetic analysis of C. yunnanensis in order to differentiate species as well as to establish a conservation plan for this species.

scholarly journals Characterisation of microsatellites for Litoria nannotis (Amphibia : Hylidae), an endangered waterfall frog endemic to the Australian Wet Tropics

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
Robert Puschendorf ◽  
Erica V. Todd ◽  
Michael G. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Pcr Primers ◽  
Fungal Disease ◽  
Shotgun Sequencing ◽  
Population Declines ◽  
Polymorphic Loci ◽  
Amplification Success ◽  
Wet Tropics

Litoria nannotis is an endangered waterfall frog from the wet tropics region in north Queensland that has suffered significant population declines due to the emerging fungal disease known as chytridiomycosis. The species has two deeply divergent lineages, and we used 454 shotgun sequencing of DNA extracted from one individual of the northern lineage to identify and design PCR primers for 576 microsatellite loci. Thirty markers were tested for amplification success and variability in a population sample from each lineage. Of these, 17 were found to be polymorphic in the northern lineage and 10 loci were polymorphic in the southern lineage. Numbers of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 14 (mean = 6.47, s.d. = 4.02) for the northern lineage (17 polymorphic loci), and from 2 to 8 (mean = 5.40, s.d. = 2.55) in the southern lineage (10 polymorphic loci). Levels of heterozygosity were high in both lineages (northern mean HE = 0.63, s.d. = 0.21, range = 0.27–0.89; southern mean HE = 0.57, s.d. = 0.25, range = 0.18–0.81). These loci will be useful in understanding the genetic variation and connectivity amongst populations of this species recovering from mass population declines due to disease.

Genetic Diversity of Six Duck Populations in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Veeramani ◽  
R. Prabakaran ◽  
S.N. Sivaselvam ◽  
T. Sivakumar ◽  
S.T. Selvan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Expected Number ◽  
Pekin Ducks ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
Chicken Population ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Substantial Degree

Background: The variety of indigenous duck germplasm contribute maximum to the poultry industry in India, besides chicken population. In southern part of India, the available duck genetic resource, particularly Arni ducks (comprises of Sanyasi and Keeri ducks) of Tamil Nadu, has its own characteristics with innate potentiality of higher productivity without any input system of management. Genetic characterization and diversity of indigenous duck genetic resources has not been properly studied. In the present study, the genetic diversity of Arni ducks with other indigenous and exotic duck germplasm were analysed with microsatellite markers. Method: Genomic DNA was isolated from the blood samples of six duck populations. Molecular characterization was carried out with duck specific FAO recommended microsatellite markers. The genotyping of ducks was done based on the size of 4324 PCR amplicons of 23 microsatellite loci, which were subjected to capillary electrophoresis using automatic sequencer.Result: A total of 222 alleles in six duck populations across 23 microsatellite loci with a mean of 9.65 ± 0.95 alleles were found. Kuttanad duck variety had the highest number of alleles (139) followed by Sanyasi (136), Keeri (129), Muscovy (118), Assam (91) and White Pekin (78) ducks. The mean observed number of alleles was 6.04 ± 0.59, 5.91 ± 0.76, 5.61 ± 3.17, 5.13 ± 0.44, 3.96 ± 0.76 and 3.39 ± 0.40 in Kuttanad, Sanyasi, Keeri, Muscovy, Assam and White Pekin ducks respectively. The overall mean polymorphism information content (PIC) values among the six duck populations was 0.6269. In most of the duck populations, the mean PIC value was more than 0.5 except in Assam (0.4815) and White Pekin (0.3725) ducks. The observed heterozygosity was the highest in Keeri ducks (0.5217) and lowest in White Pekin ducks (0.2766), while, the mean expected heterozygosity was the highest in Sanyasi (0.5628) and lowest in White Pekin (0.4038) ducks. The variations in the observed and expected number of alleles, differences in PIC of various microsatellite loci might be attributed to the genetic variability of the duck populations, number and type of microsatellite primers utilised for analysis and the genetic diversity of the duck breeds under study. Higher FST value indicates the substantial degree of breed differentiation among the studied duck populations.

Genetic diversity among four short stature cattle populations of India

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
M.S. Tantia ◽  
R.K. Vijh ◽  
B. Mishra ◽  
S.T. Bharani Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Population Structure ◽  
Genetic Differentiation ◽  
Short Stature ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
South India ◽  
Relative Magnitude ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
The Mean

SummaryThe genetic diversity, genetic differentiation and relationship between four short stature cattle populations of south India - Punganur, Iduki, Kasargod and Vatakara - was studied, using 24 microsatellite loci. A total of 164 alleles were observed. The mean number of alleles per locus was 6.58 with mean observed and expected heterozygosity values of 0.70 and 0.75 respectively. The relative magnitude of gene differentiation (FST) was 6% and was significant except between the Iduki and Kasargod populations. The negative FIS values obtained for the majority of loci indicated a lack of population structure in the four populations. Both phylogenetic and correspondence analysis exhibited a closeness between Iduki and Kasargod animals. The results indicated that all four populations were outbred and Kasargod and Iduki animals should be considered as one even though these are reared for different purposes.

scholarly journals Development and characterization of microsatellite loci of Microglanis cottoides (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) and cross-species amplification

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenice Souza-Shibatta ◽  
Dhiego Gomes Ferreira ◽  
Claudio Oliveira ◽  
Fernanda Simões de Almeida ◽  
Oscar Akio Shibatta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Wild Population ◽  
Genetic Identity ◽  
Microsatellite Primers ◽  
Polymorphic Loci ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
Low Probability ◽  
Paternity Exclusion

Thirteen microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized in Microglanis cottoides. Of these, two were monomorphic and 11 were polymorphic. These polymorphic loci tested on 24 individuals from a wild population produced a total of 108 different alleles, with levels of variability high, ranging from 2 to 20, with an average of 8.3 alleles per locus. The observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.125 to 0.958 and from 0.119 to 0.931, respectively. A high combined probability of paternity exclusion value and a low probability combined genetic identity value obtained show that the set of loci described herein displays good suitability for paternity studies and differentiation of M. cottoides. Additionally, all thirteen microsatellite primers developed for M. cottoides were tested in four other Pseudopimelodidae species and successful cross-species amplification was achieved for the majority of loci.

Development of Microsatellite Loci Exhibiting Reverse Ascertainment Bias and a Sexing Marker for use in Emperor Geese (Chen Canagica)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meg C. Gravley ◽  
George K. Sage ◽  
Joel A. Schmutz ◽  
Sandra L. Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Ascertainment Bias ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Technology ◽  
Branta Bernicla ◽  
Black Brant ◽  
Expected Heterozygosity ◽  
Cackling Geese ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Goose Species

The Alaskan population of Emperor Geese ( Chen canagica) nests on the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta in western Alaska. Numbers of Emperor Geese in Alaska declined from the 1960s to the mid-1980s and since then, their numbers have slowly increased. Low statistical power of microsatellite loci developed in other waterfowl species and used in previous studies of Emperor Geese are unable to confidently assign individual identity. Microsatellite loci for Emperor Goose were therefore developed using shotgun amplification and next-generation sequencing technology. Forty-one microsatellite loci were screened and 14 were found to be polymorphic in Emperor Geese. Only six markers – a combination of four novel loci and two loci developed in other waterfowl species – are needed to identify an individual from among the Alaskan Emperor Goose population. Genetic markers for identifying sex in Emperor Geese were also developed. The 14 novel variable loci and 15 monomorphic loci were screened for polymorphism in four other Arctic-nesting goose species, Black Brant ( Branta bernicla nigricans), Greater White-fronted ( Anser albifrons), Canada ( B. canadensis) and Cackling ( B. hutchinsii) Goose. Emperor Goose exhibited the smallest average number of alleles (3.3) and the lowest expected heterozygosity (0.467). Greater White-fronted Geese exhibited the highest average number of alleles (4.7) and Cackling Geese the highest expected heterozygosity (0.599). Six of the monomorphic loci were variable and able to be characterised in the other goose species assayed, a predicted outcome of reverse ascertainment bias. These findings fail to support the hypothesis of ascertainment bias due to selection of microsatellite markers.

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