Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species
Premise The endangered shrub Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) is endemic to the Balearic island of Menorca, where fragmentation and severe population decline are ongoing threats to this taxon. We developed a set of microsatellite markers to analyze the fine‐scale genetics of its few extant populat...
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doaj-c0c68ca1ee2e4abe9b5fcf959fc6693f2020-11-24T20:53:19ZengWileyApplications in Plant Sciences2168-04502019-07-0177n/an/a10.1002/aps3.11274Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related speciesCarlos García‐Verdugo0Juan Carlos Illera1Anna Traveset2Dept. de Biología Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa Km 7.5 Palma 07122 Balearic Islands SpainResearch Unit of Biodiversity (UO‐CSIC‐PA) Calle Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n 33600 Mieres SpainIMEDEA (CSIC‐UIB) Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies Calle Miquel Marquès 21 Esporles 07190 Balearic Islands SpainPremise The endangered shrub Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) is endemic to the Balearic island of Menorca, where fragmentation and severe population decline are ongoing threats to this taxon. We developed a set of microsatellite markers to analyze the fine‐scale genetics of its few extant populations. Methods and Results Fifteen microsatellite markers were obtained through Illumina high‐throughput sequencing and tested in two populations. Twelve of these loci showed no evidence of null alleles and were highly polymorphic, with a mean number of 8.3 alleles per locus. Levels of observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.100 to 0.952 and from 0.095 to 0.854, respectively. Seven to nine of these loci were successfully amplified in five other Daphne species. Conclusions This set of markers provides a useful tool for investigating the factors driving fine‐scale population structure in this threatened species, and it represents a novel genetic resource for other European Daphne species.https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11274Daphne rodrigueziifine‐scale genetic structureisland genetic diversitypaternity analysisThymelaeaceae |
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Carlos García‐Verdugo Juan Carlos Illera Anna Traveset Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species Applications in Plant Sciences Daphne rodriguezii fine‐scale genetic structure island genetic diversity paternity analysis Thymelaeaceae |
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Carlos García‐Verdugo Juan Carlos Illera Anna Traveset |
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Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species |
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Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species |
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Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species |
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Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species |
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Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species |
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characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered daphne rodriguezii (thymelaeaceae) and related species |
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Applications in Plant Sciences |
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2168-0450 |
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2019-07-01 |
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Premise The endangered shrub Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) is endemic to the Balearic island of Menorca, where fragmentation and severe population decline are ongoing threats to this taxon. We developed a set of microsatellite markers to analyze the fine‐scale genetics of its few extant populations. Methods and Results Fifteen microsatellite markers were obtained through Illumina high‐throughput sequencing and tested in two populations. Twelve of these loci showed no evidence of null alleles and were highly polymorphic, with a mean number of 8.3 alleles per locus. Levels of observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.100 to 0.952 and from 0.095 to 0.854, respectively. Seven to nine of these loci were successfully amplified in five other Daphne species. Conclusions This set of markers provides a useful tool for investigating the factors driving fine‐scale population structure in this threatened species, and it represents a novel genetic resource for other European Daphne species. |
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Daphne rodriguezii fine‐scale genetic structure island genetic diversity paternity analysis Thymelaeaceae |
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