Identification of 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci in
the zebra finch,
Taeniopygia guttata
(Passeridae, Aves)

Dawson, DA; Chittock, J; Jehle, R; Whitlock, A; Nogueira, D; Pellatt, J; Birkhead, T; Burke, T

Abstract

Polymorphic microsatellite loci were identified in order to determine paternity in a captive
population of the zebra finch,
Taeniopygia guttata
. Primer sets from 93 published passerine
microsatellite sequences were tested for cross-species amplification. Thirteen loci were
found to be polymorphic, of which, eight displayed null alleles and one locus (
Ase
50) was
found to be Z-chromosome linked.

Citation

(Passeridae, Aves). Molecular ecology notes (Print), 5, 298-301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00907.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Deposit Date: Oct 30, 2009
• Journal: Molecular Ecology Notes
• Print ISSN: 1471-8278
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Pages: 298-301
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00907.x
• Keywords: avian cross-species amplification, microsatellite, Passeridae, passerine,; Taeniopygia; guttata; , zebra finch
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00907.x