Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the three Iberian vipers, Vipera aspis, V. Latastei and V. seoanei by Illumina MiSeq sequencing.
Mol Biol Rep
; 51(1): 294, 2024 Feb 09.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
European vipers (genus Vipera) are a well-studied taxonomic group, but the low resolution of nuclear sanger-sequenced regions has precluded thorough studies at systematic, ecological, evolutionary and conservation levels. In this study, we developed novel microsatellite markers for the three Iberian vipers, Vipera aspis, V. latastei and V. seoanei, and assessed their polymorphism in north-central Iberian populations. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Genomic libraries were developed for each species using an Illumina Miseq sequencing approach. From the 70 primer pairs initially tested, 48 amplified reliably and were polymorphic within species. Cross-species transferability was achieved for 31 microsatellites loci in the three target species and four additional loci that were transferable to one species only. The 48 loci amplified in average seven alleles, and detected average expected and observed heterozygosities of 0.7 and 0.55, in the three genotyped populations/species (26 V. aspis, 20 V. latastei and 10 V. seoanei).CONCLUSIONS:
Our study provides a selection of 48 polymorphic microsatellite markers that will contribute significantly to current knowledge on genetic diversity, gene flow, population structure, demographic dynamics, systematics, reproduction and heritability in these species, and potentially in other congeneric taxa.Palabras clave
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Viperidae
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Vipera
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Animals
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Mol Biol Rep
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Portugal