Cross-species transfer of nuclear microsatellite markers:: potential and limitations

被引：370

作者：

Barbara, Thelma

Palma-Silva, Clarisse

Paggi, Gecele M.

Bered, Fernanda

Fay, Michael F.

Lexer, Christian ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Royal Bot Gardens, Jodrell Lab, Richmond TW9 3DS, Surrey, England

[2] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, IB, Dept Genet, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

来源：

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY | 2007年 / 16卷 / 18期

关键词：

animals; cross-species amplification; DNA sequencing; fungi; microsatellites; plants;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03439.x

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Molecular ecologists increasingly require 'universal' genetic markers that can easily be transferred between species. The distribution of cross-species transferability of nuclear microsatellite loci is highly uneven across taxa, being greater in animals and highly variable in flowering plants. The potential for successful cross-species transfer appears highest in species with long generation times, mixed or outcrossing breeding systems, and where genome size in the target species is small compared to the source. We discuss the implications of these findings and close with an outlook on potential alternative sources of cross-species transferable markers.

引用

页码：3759 / 3767

页数：9

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