Comparative assessment of SSR and SNP markers for inferring the population genetic structure of the common fungus Armillaria cepistipes.

ABSTRACT: During the last years, simple sequence repeats (SSRs, also known as microsatellites) and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have become the most popular molecular markers for describing neutral genetic variation in populations of a wide range of organisms. However, only a limited number of studies has focused on comparing the performance of these two types of markers for describing the underlying genetic structure of wild populations. Moreover, none of these studies targeted fungi, the group of organisms with one of the most complex reproductive strategies. We evaluated the utility of SSRs and SNPs for inferring the neutral genetic structure of Armillaria cepistipes (basidiomycetes) at different spatial scales. For that, 407 samples were collected across a small (150 km²) ar

SUBMITTER: Tsykun T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5637368 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature