Abstract

Screening the first set of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Lunella coronata granulata (Turbinidae)

Lunella coronata granulata, from the family Turbinidae, is an economically important species. The first set of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci was screened from L. coronata granulata, and 30 individuals were used to analyze the degree of polymorphism in these loci. The level of observed and expected heterozygosity was 0.0667-0.7333 and 0.0644-0.6628, respectively. The polymorphism information content varied from 0.305 to 0.559. Eight loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) (P > 0.05), while two loci deviated significantly from the HWE after Bonferroni’s correction (P < 0.005). The isolated microsatellite loci can be utilized in studies of population genetic analysis and they provide important genetic markers for construction of genetic linkage maps and genetic breeding of L. coronata granulata resources.

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