Isolation and characterization of dinucleotide microsatellites in greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili

Author： Renshaw Mark Patton John Rexroad Caird Gold John

ISSN： 1566-0621

Source： Conservation Genetics, Vol.8, Iss.4, 2007-08, pp. : 1009-1011

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Abstract

Thirteen nuclear-encoded dinucleotide microsatellites were characterized from a genomic DNA library of greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili. The microsatellites include 12 perfect-repeat motifs and one imperfect-repeat motif. The number of alleles at the 13 microsatellites among a sample of 29 fish ranged from 3 to 25; gene diversity (expected heterozygosity) ranged from 0.296 to 0.948, while observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.276 to 0.897. Following Bonferroni correction, genotypes at all 13 microsatellites fit expectations of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. One pairwise comparison of microsatellites deviated significantly from expectations of genotypic equilibrium, suggesting that these two microsatellites may be linked. Greater amberjack support commercial and recreational fisheries along both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. and represent a species with potential for worldwide aquaculture. The microsatellites developed will be useful for conservation and population genetic studies of ‘wild’ and domesticated populations of greater amberjack.