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Isolation and characterization of species-specific microsatellite loci in African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) |
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| Authors: | Christiaan Labuschagne Anna M. van Wyk Antoinette Kotzé Paul Grobler Desiré L. Dalton |
| Affiliation: | 1. Genetics Department, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa 3. Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd, P.O. Box 14356, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa 2. National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, P.O. Box 754, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa |
| Abstract: | Eight microsatellite markers were developed via pyrosequencing of a microsatellite-enriched library for the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus). These microsatellite loci displayed 2–6 alleles with expected heterozygosity values ranging between 0.316 and 0.782 and observed heterozygosity between 0.381 and 0.84. These loci may be suitable for assessing patterns of genetic variability in African penguin. This is the first development of species-specific markers for the African penguin. |
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