Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for the tropical tree species <i>Tabebuia aurea</i> (Bignoniaceae)

Abstract

Abstract In this study, we report the development and characterization of 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci for Tabebuia aurea , using genomic library enrichment. Number of alleles per locus and expected heterozygosity ranged from nine to 26 and from 0.808 to 0.955. The high combined probability of genetic identity (1.03 × 10 −37 ) and probability of paternity exclusion (0.9889) showed that multilocus genotypes are likely to be unique and will allow detailed parentage studies in natural populations of T. aurea. Additionally, a high percentage of transferability was achieved for the four species of the same genus studied.