http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/1542 2011-09-27T05:25:42Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/1542/ Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in taro (Colocasia esculenta) Mace, E S Godwin, I D Genetics and Genomics Microsatellite-containing sequences were isolated from enriched genomic libraries of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott). The sequencing of 269 clones yielded 77 inserts containing repeat motifs. The majority of these (81.7%) were dinucleotide or trinucleotide repeats. The GT/CA repeat motif was the most common, accounting for 42% of all repeat types. From a total of 43 primer pairs designed, 41 produced markers within the expected size range. Sixteen (39%) were polymorphic when screened against a restricted set of taro genotypes from Southeast Asia and Oceania, with an average of 3.2 alleles detected on each locus. These markers represent a useful resource for taro germplasm management, genome mapping, and marker-assisted selection. National Research Council Canada 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/1542/1/Genome45_5_823-832_2002.pdf Mace, E S and Godwin, I D (2002) Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in taro (Colocasia esculenta). Genome, 45 (5). pp. 823-832. ISSN 1480-3321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/G02-045 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage