Tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for Indian major carp

Abstract

The characterization of five tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in a commercially important Asian cyprinid, Catla catla, is described. The alleles are not prone to stutter artefacts, usually associated with dinucleotide loci, and are readily visualized with a fast silver-staining protocol after electrophoresis in non-denaturing polyacrylamide.

Citation

Naish, K.A.; Skibinski, D.O.F. Tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for Indian major carp. Journal of Fish Biology (1998) 53 (4) 886-889. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb01841.x]

Tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for Indian major carp

Published 1 January 1998