Microsatellite loci from Taxus chinensis var. mairei (Taxaceae), an endangered and economically important tree species in China

Abstract

Taxus chinensis var. mairei is an endangered and economically important tree species in China. Four polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed and characterized using the fast isolation by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) of sequences containing repeats (FIASCO) protocol. Polymorphism of each locus was quantified for five natural populations from Hubei Province, China. The number of alleles per locus varied from 6 to 24. The ranges of observed and expected heterozygosity were 0.493-1.000 and 0.440-0.845, respectively. These are the first microsatellites reported for the family of Taxaceae and will be helpful for the ongoing population and conservation genetics research of Taxus chinensis var. mairei.

Key words： Taxus chinensis var. mairei; genetic variation; microsatellite

Acknowledgements

This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30771763), the “100 Talent Project” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.: 0729281F02), and the “Outstanding Young Scientists Project” of the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province, China (No. O631061H01).

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