Variation of Microsatellite Size Homoplasy Across Electromorphs, Loci, and Populations in Three Invertebrate Species
Variation of Microsatellite Size Homoplasy Across Electromorphs, Loci, and Populations in Three Invertebrate Species
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DOI:
10.1007/pl00006361
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发表时间:
1998-07
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3.9
通讯作者:
F. Viard;P. Franck;M. Dubois;A. Estoup;P. Jarne
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作者:
F. Viard;P. Franck;M. Dubois;A. Estoup;P. Jarne
Size homoplasy was analyzed at microsatellite loci by sequencing electromorphs, that is, variants of the same size (base pairs). This study was conducted using five interrupted and/or compound loci in three invertebrate species, the honey beeApis mellifera,the bumble beeBombus terrestris,and the freshwater snailBulinus truncatus.The 15 electromorphs sequenced turned out to hide 31 alleles (i.e., variants identical in sequence). Variation in the amount of size homoplasy was detected among electromorphs and loci. From one to seven alleles were detected per electromorph, and one locus did not show any size homoplasy in both bee species. The amount of size homoplasy was related to the sequencing effort, since the number of alleles was correlated with the number of copies of electromorphs sequenced, but also with the molecular structure of the core sequence at each locus. Size homoplasy within populations was detected only three times, meaning that size homoplasy was detected mostly among populations. We analyzed population structure, estimatingFstand a genetic distance, based on either electromorphs or alleles. Whereas little difference was found inA. mellifera,uncovering size homoplasy led to a more marked population structure inB. terrestrisandB. truncatus.We also showed inA. melliferathat the detection of size homoplasy may alter phylogenetic reconstructions.