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Development and characterization of new microsatellite markers of Fenneropenaeus penicillatus

Author(s): Y. Yuan,Z.B. Li1, Y.F. Ning, H.W. Deng, J.B. Shangguan, Y.S. Huang and G. Dai

Thirteen new polymorphic microsatellite markers in Fenneropenaeus penicillatus were isolated and characterized. The polymorphism of the thirteen microsatellite markers was tested by 30 individuals from Lianjiang, China. It showed that the number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 6 and the Polymorphism Information Content (PIC) was from 0.324 to 0.706. The observed and expected heterozygosities were 0.3217-0.8023 and 0.1977-0.6783, respectively. Only one loci (LJ-19) deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) (P < 0.00385) after Bonferroni correction, while the other twelve markers were in HWE after Bonferroni correction (P > 0.00385). The thirteen polymorphic microsatellite markers could provide more genetic data for further research on cultivation and recovery of F. penicillatus.