Population Genetics of Manila Clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) in China Inferred from Microsatellite Markers.

ABSTRACT: The Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) is one of the most commercially important bivalves along the coast of China. With the continuous expansion of clam farming scale, it may lead to some serious problems, including loss of genetic variation, inbreeding depression, and reduced effective population size (N_e). In the present study, eleven microsatellite markers were used to investigate the genetic diversity and differentiation among 13 clam populations along the coast of China. As a result, 150 alleles were detected according to the genotyping results of eleven microsatellite loci. The observed heterozygosity (H_o) was estimated to be ranging from 0.437 to 0.678, while the expected heterozygosity (H_e) was calculated to be varying from 0.587 to 0.700

SUBMITTER: Zheng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10135866 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature