Abstract
Sixty-eight primer sets for microsatellite loci were developed from microsatellite motif enriched genomic libraries of pooled DNA from the polyploid green and white sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris and A. transmontanus). Four individuals from each species were screened for polymorphism at these loci. Forty-eight loci amplified in both species, and some exhibited species-specific amplification for white or green sturgeon (8 and 12 loci, respectively). The number of alleles per locus ranged from one to 12. At least 68% of the green and 65% of the white sturgeon loci we developed are polysomic.
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We thank the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (Award #01633; subcontract from a grant to them from the Bonneville Power Authority) and CALFED (Award # ERP-02D-P57) for funding this work.
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Börk, K., Drauch, A., Israel, J.A. et al. Development of new microsatellite primers for green and white sturgeon. Conserv Genet 9, 973–979 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-007-9417-9
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