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Three EST-SSR Markers Associated with QTL for the Growth of the Clam Meretrix meretrix Revealed by Selective Genotyping

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The clam Meretrix meretrix is a member of widely cultured, commercially important clams. A marker–trait association analysis was performed using expressed sequence tag (EST) simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for marker-assisted selection in M. meretrix. Three markers, MM1272, MM2034, and MM7721, were found to be significantly associated with quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling shell length (P < 0.0001) in clams of a fast-growing population (JSF) and a control population (JSC). The 144-bp allele of MM1272, the 154-bp allele of MM2034, and the 152- and 165-bp alleles of MM7721 showed a significantly higher frequency in the JSF population (17.65, 36.41, 28.67, and 29.33 %) than in the JSC population (4.65, 8.33, 3.47, and 5.56 %). The three markers showed lower values for the number of alleles and observed heterozygosity as well as a higher proportion of homozygotes in JSF than in JSC population. The three markers have been further confirmed in the high and low tails of another population (09G3SPSB); similarly, lower values for the number of alleles and observed heterozygosity as well as a higher proportion of homozygotes were found in 09G3SPSBH. The putative functions of the three gene fragments containing MM1272, MM2034, and MM7721 also suggested that the three SSR-containing genes might be involved in growth of M. meretrix. All the results suggest that the three EST-SSR markers associated with growth QTLs would be useful for marker-assisted selection in M. meretrix breeding.

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This project was financially supported by the Chinese National High-Tech R & D Program (2012AA10A410) and the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB126403).

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Lu, X., Wang, H., Liu, B. et al. Three EST-SSR Markers Associated with QTL for the Growth of the Clam Meretrix meretrix Revealed by Selective Genotyping. Mar Biotechnol 15, 16–25 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-012-9453-4

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