Microsatellite markers of water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis--development, characterisation and linkage disequilibrium studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microsatellite markers are highly polymorphic and widely used in genome mapping and population genetic studies in livestock species. River buffalo, Bubalus bubalis is an economically important livestock species, though only a limited number of microsatellite markers have been reported thus far in this species.

Results

In the present study, using two different approaches 571 microsatellite markers have been characterized for water buffalo. Of the 571 microsatellite markers, 498 were polymorphic with average heterozygosity of 0.51 on a panel of 24 unrelated buffalo. Fisher exact test was used to detect LD between the marker pairs. Among the 137550 pairs of marker combination, 14.58% pairs showed significant LD (P < 0.05). Further to check the suitability of these mi

SUBMITTER: Nagarajan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2773805 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature