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Development of novel chloroplast microsatellite markers for Miscanthus species (Poaceae).
American journal of botany - 1 Jun 2012
Jiang Jian-Xiong, Wang Zu-Hong, Tang Bing-Rong, Xiao Liang, Ai Xin, Yi Zi-Li
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: A set of novel chloroplast microsatellite markers (cpSSRs) was developed for the bioenergy crop Miscanthus, and their utility in cross-species amplification was evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS: Twenty-eight novel primers flanking cpSSR loci were designed from a complete chloroplast genome sequence of Saccharum officinarum, a species closely related to Miscanthus. These primers were then...
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