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Development of a highly polymorphic chloroplast SSR set in Abies grandis with transferability to other conifer species—A promising toolkit for gene flow investigations.

Authors :
Götz, Jeremias
Leinemann, Ludger
Gailing, Oliver
Hardtke, André
Caré, Oliver
Source :
Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Jun2024, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p1-11. 11p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The genus Abies is widely distributed across the world and is of high importance for forestry. Since chloroplasts are usually uniparentally inherited, they are an important tool for specific scientific issues like gene flow, parentage, migration and, in general, evolutionary analysis. Established genetic markers for organelles in conifers are rather limited to RFLP markers, which are more labour and time intensive, compared with SSR markers. Using QUIAGEN CLC Workbench 23.03, we aligned two chloroplast genomes from different Abies species (NCBI accessions: NC_039581, NC_042778, NC_039582, NC_042410, NC_035067, NC_062889, NC_042775, NC_057314, NC_041464, MH706706, MH047653 and MH510244) to identify potential SSR candidates. Further selection and development of forward and reverse primers was performed using the NCBI Primer Blast Server application. In this article, we introduce a remarkably polymorphic SSR marker set for various Abies species, which can be useful for other conifer genera, such as Cedrus, Pinus, Pseudotsuga or Picea. In total, 17 cpSSRs showed reliable amplification and polymorphisms in A. grandis with a total of 68 haplotypes detected. All 17 cpSSRs amplified in the tested Abies spp. In the other tested species, except for Taxus baccata, at least one primer was polymorphic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20457758
Volume :
14
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Ecology & Evolution (20457758)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178585631
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11593