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Isolation and characterization of 19 new microsatellite loci in Colocasia esculenta (Araceae).
American journal of botany - 1 Sept 2011
Lu Zhonglei, Li Wansha, Yang Yongping, Hu Xiangyang
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Microsatellite primers were developed for taro (Colocasia esculenta) to investigate its population genetics and evolutionary history through germplasm improvement. • METHODS AND RESULTS: Nineteen microsatellite loci were identified in three populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to seven, with a mean of 4.68. The observed and expected heterozygosities...
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