Development and characterization of novel tetra‐, tri‐, and dinucleotide microsatellite markers in rainbow trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>)

Abstract

Abstract We discuss the development and characterization of 40 polymorphic rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) microsatellite loci. We used enriched libraries to isolate 14 dinucleotide, seven trinucleodide, eight compound di/tetranucleotide, and 11 tetranucleotide loci. These markers will be useful for selective breeding via marker‐assisted selection, population genetics studies, parentage analysis, and have already been used for genome mapping.