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We have isolated and characterized twelve novel polymorphic microsatellite loci from Scapharca subcrenata to analyse the population structure. The number of observed alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 17. Observed heterozygosity (H O) ranged from 0.321 to 0.929. Cross-species amplification was tested successfully in three other bivalve species. These microsatellite markers will be useful for genetic diversity studies of S. subcrenata and other Lamellibranchia species.
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The study was supported by grants of Jiangsu provincial High Technology Research and Development Program (BG2007327). Thanks are given to Dr. L. Chen and X. N. Zhan for their technical guidance and assistance in the laboratory.
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Chen, S.Y., Ji, H.J., Xu, S.X. et al. Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for the ark shell Scapharca subcrenata (bivalve: Arcidae). Conserv Genet 10, 1409–1412 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-008-9742-7
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