New polymorphic microsatellites in Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) and their cross-amplification in other tsetse fly taxa.

ABSTRACT: We report the development and characterization of three new microsatellite markers in the tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae). Fifty-eight alleles were scored in 192 individuals representing six natural populations. Allelic diversity ranged from 9 to 28 alleles per locus (mean 19.3 +/- 5.5). Averaged across loci, observed heterozygosity was 0.581 +/- 0.209, and expected heterozygosity was 0.619 +/- 0.181. Cross-species amplifications of the G. pallidipes loci in other tsetse fly taxa are reported.

SUBMITTER: Ouma JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2516374 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature