Isolation and characterization of 43 microsatellite DNA markers for guppy (<i>Poecilia reticulata</i>)

Abstract

Abstract Thirty‐nine polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers were isolated from the guppy ( Poecilia reticulata ) genomic library. All of the loci showed moderate allelic variation ranging from two to seven alleles, with observed heterozygosities from 0.000 to 0.938. The microsatellite DNA markers isolated will be available for use in analysis of quantitative trait loci in breeding programmes and for population genetic studies on experimental fish.