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Conservation Genetics of the Asian Giant Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) with Novel Microsatellite Multiplexes

Authors :
Minmin Xie
Chen Chen
Yakun Wang
Wei Li
Lingyun Yu
Xiaoyou Hong
Xinping Zhu
Source :
Animals, Vol 12, Iss 24, p 3459 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

To understand the genetic structure of the protected turtle species Pelochelys cantorii we used transcriptome data to design more than 30,000 tri- and tetranucleotide repeat microsatellite primer pairs, of which 230 pairs were used for laboratory experiments. After two screenings, only 10 microsatellite markers with good specificity, high amplification efficiency, and polymorphisms were obtained. Using the selected primers, two multiplex PCR systems were established to compare and analyze the genetic diversity of artificially assisted breeding generations from four parents (two females and two males) continuously bred over two years. A total of 25 alleles were detected among the 10 microsatellite loci of the offspring. The polymorphism information content (PIC) was 0.313–0.674, with an average of 0.401, among which two loci were highly polymorphic (PIC ≥ 0.5). The number of alleles was 2–5 and the number of effective alleles was 1.635–3.614. The observed heterozygosity was 0.341–0.813, with an average of 0.582, whereas the average expected heterozygosity was 0.389–0.725, with an average of 0.493. Moreover, on the basis of Nei’s genetic distance and the Bayesian clustering algorithm, the 182 offspring were divided into two subgroups, and the results corresponded to the two maternal lines. This is the first study to investigate the molecular markers of P. cantorii, and the results obtained can be used to protect genetic resources and provide a genetic basis for the design of population recovery plans.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20762615
Volume :
12
Issue :
24
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Animals
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3272ab5c4964773984360eea54c3fe8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12243459