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Isolation and development of microsatellite markers for the Japanese dormouse, Glirulus japonicus

Shumpei P. Yasuda, Akiyoshi Nakayama, Manami Iwabuchi, Shusaku Minato, Koichiro Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Suzuki

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Eight microsatellite markers were developed for the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus), a natural monument and near-threatened species in Japan. The markers amplify in individuals from all of the mitochondrial lineages detected in a previous study. Numerous polymorphisms were detected in specimens from a local population in central Honshu (11-21 alleles per locus; n = 31) and from the entire distribution range of the species (19-41 alleles per locus; n = 152). These microsatellites will be useful in conservation genetic studies of G. japonicus.

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Eight microsatellite markers were developed for the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus), a natural monument and near-threatened species in Japan. The markers amplify in individuals from all of the mitochondrial lineages detected in a previous study. Numerous polymorphisms were detected in specimens from a local population in central Honshu (11-21 alleles per locus; n = 31) and from the entire distribution range of the species (19-41 alleles per locus; n = 152). These microsatellites will be useful in conservation genetic studies of G. japonicus.

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Eight microsatellite markers were developed for the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus), a natural monument and near-threatened species in Japan. The markers amplify in individuals from all of the mitochondrial lineages detected in a previous study. Numerous polymorphisms were detected in specimens from a local population in central Honshu (11-21 alleles per locus; n = 31) and from the entire distribution range of the species (19-41 alleles per locus; n = 152). These microsatellites will be useful in conservation genetic studies of G. japonicus.

Key concepts: Biology, Microsatellite, Locus (genetics), Threatened species, Allele, Mitochondrial DNA, Genetic marker, Population

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