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Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, Gastrodia elata

Authors Xu, Yanqin; Wang, Ying; Li, Zuozhou; Bao, Zhaoxia; Zhou, Jianfeng; Huang, Hongwen

Journal MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES , JUN 2006,2:6

DOI 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01214.x

Abstract Genetic characterization of germplasm resource is essential for the conservation and efficient utilization of a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, Gastrodia elata. Thirty-two primer pairs flanking microsatellite repeats were designed and tested using 32 individuals from eight wild populations. A total of 13 microsatellite loci were found highly polymorphic, with three to 10 alleles per locus and gene diversity ranging from 0.400 to 0.841. These microsatellites have been directly applied to the ongoing population and conservation genetics studies.

Species covered 天麻(原变型) Gastrodia elata