Characterization of 13 microsatellite loci for the deep-sea coral, Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus 1758), from the western North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

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Abstract

A suite of 13 polymorphic tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci were isolated from the ahermatypic deep-sea coral, Lophelia pertusa. Among 51 individuals collected from three disjunct oceanic regions, allelic diversity ranged from six to 38 alleles and averaged 9.1 alleles per locus. Observed heterozygosity ranged from 9.1 to 96.8% and averaged 62.3% in the Gulf of Mexico population. For some loci, amplification success varied among collections, suggesting regional variation in priming site sequences. Four loci showed departures from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in certain collections which may reflect nonrandom mating.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Characterization of 13 microsatellite loci for the deep-sea coral, Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus 1758), from the western North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
Series title Molecular Ecology Resources
DOI 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02147.x
Volume 8
Issue 5
Year Published 2008
Language English
Publisher Wiley
Description 3 p.
First page 1037
Last page 1039
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