Microsatellite Flanking Region Similarities Among Different Loci Within Insect Species
MicrosatelliteBlackwell Publishing Ltd flanking region similarities among different loci within insect species E. Meglécz*, S. J. Anderson†, D. Bourguet‡, taxa. This meta-analysis was conducted on 32 insect R. Butcher§, A. Caldas¶, A. Cassel-Lundhagen**, species. Sequences were obtained from two assem- A. C. d’Acier‡, D. A. Dawson††, N. Faure‡‡, bled whole genomes, whole genome shotgun (WGS) C. Fauvelot§§, P. Franck¶¶, G. Harper***, sequences from 10 species and screening partial N. Keyghobadi†††, C. Kluetsch‡‡‡, genomic libraries for microsatellites from 23 species. M. Muthulakshmi§§§, J. Nagaraju§§§, A. Patt‡‡‡, We have demonstrated: (1) strong differences in the F. Péténian¶¶¶, J.-F. Silvain‡‡, H. R. Wilcock**** abundance of microsatellites among species; (2) that *Evolution Génome et Environnement, CASE 36, microsatellites within species are often grouped into Université de Provence, Marseille, France; †Department of families based on similarities in their flanking sequen- Biological Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, ces; (3) that the proportion of microsatellites grouped UK; ‡Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations into families varies strongly among taxa; and (4) that (CBGP), INRA, UMR-INRA-IRD-CIRAD-Agro.M, Campus microsatellite families were significantly more often International de Baillarguet, Montferrier/Lez, France; associated with transposable elements – or their §Centre for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases, Faculty of remnants – than unique microsatellite sequences. Science, Mahidol University, Phaya thai,
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