Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the ant Plagiolepis pygmaea

Detailed studies on kin structure, mating patterns and dispersal in social insects require highly polymorphic markers, of which the most commonly used today are DNA microsatellites. Here we characterize 10 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the ant Plagiolepis pygmaea. We also investigated the w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Molecular ecology notes 2003-12, Vol.3 (4), p.575-577
Hauptverfasser:	Trontti, K, Tay, W.T, Sundstrom, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alleles cross-amplification DNA primers Formica Formicidae Formicinae genetic markers genetic polymorphism heterozygosity Hymenoptera Lasius loci microsatellite repeats microsatellites molecular sequence data nucleotide sequences Plagiolepis pygmaea Plagiolepis xene polymerase chain reaction
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Zusammenfassung:	Detailed studies on kin structure, mating patterns and dispersal in social insects require highly polymorphic markers, of which the most commonly used today are DNA microsatellites. Here we characterize 10 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the ant Plagiolepis pygmaea. We also investigated the within‐genus applicability of the markers on P. xene, a social parasite of the source species. In addition, we tested amplification of the markers in three species of the genera Formica and Lasius. Eight of the markers also amplified in P. xene and were polymorphic. Seven markers amplified in at least one other formicine ant.
ISSN:	1471-8278 1471-8286
DOI:	10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00516.x