Abstract
The finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, is endemic to the coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Persian Gulf to Japan. Nine tetranucleotide microsatellite loci were isolated from the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). Polymorphism of each locus was assessed in 39 unrelated individuals from the Yellow Sea and the South China Sea of the Chinese waters. The number of alleles per locus varied from 2 to 11. The ranges of observed and expected heterozygosity were 0.154–0.795 and 0.146–0.839, respectively. Cross-species amplification of these loci was tested in other cetacean species. These microsatellite markers described here will be suitable for population genetic studies of finless porpoises and other cetacean species.
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We wish to acknowledge that this work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Commission of China (NSFC) grants nos 30470253 and 30670294, and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET), the Ministry of Education of China.
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Chen, L., Yang, G. Development of tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). Conserv Genet 9, 1033–1035 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-007-9443-7
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