Novel microsatellites for Calibrachoa heterophylla (Solanaceae) endemic to the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of South America.

ABSTRACT:

Premise of the study

Calibrachoa heterophylla (Solanaceae) is a petunia species restricted to the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of South America and presents a recent history of colonization from continental to coastal environments and diversification following the formation of the Coastal Plain during the Quaternary period.

Methods and results

This study reports a suite of 16 microsatellite loci for C. heterophylla. The applicability of these markers was assessed by genotyping 57 individuals from two natural populations. Of the 16 described loci, 12 were found to be polymorphic. Successful cross-amplification tests were obtained using 12 Calibrachoa species.

Conclusions

The development of microsatellite markers will be useful to recover the contemporary history of the

SUBMITTER: Silva-Arias GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4504722 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature