Isolation and characterization of tetranucleotide microsatellites from atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Patrick T. O'Reilly, Arran A. McPherson, Ellen Kenchington, Chris Taggart, Mathew W. Jones, Paul Bentzen

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Abstract

Five tetranucleotide microsatellite loci developed from Atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) are presented. Loci were isolated using a modified magnetic bead-hybridization selection procedure that enriched for tetranucleotide microsatellites. Loci were polymorphic (3-99 alleles per locus; mean, 33.2) and exhibited high levels of observed heterozygosity (0.07-0.99; mean, 0.73) in a sample of 70 haddock collected from the Scotian Shelf in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Primer sets for 5 tetranucleotide microsatellites, originally developed from cod (Gmo34), were also tested in Atlantic haddock; one pair yielded readily detectable product and was variable in the population assayed (29 alleles; heterozygosity, 0.96). These loci are suitable for kinship analyses in aquaculture-related applications, and are potentially useful for resolving population structure in the wild.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)418-422
Number of pages5
JournalMarine Biotechnology
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2002

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Aquatic Science

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O'Reilly, P. T., McPherson, A. A., Kenchington, E., Taggart, C., Jones, M. W., & Bentzen, P. (2002). Isolation and characterization of tetranucleotide microsatellites from atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). Marine Biotechnology, 4(4), 418-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-002-0010-4