Microsatellite primers for Ficus racemosa and Ficus rubiginosa

Crozier, Y.C., Jia, X.C., Yao, J.Y. , Field, A.R. and Cook, J.M. (2007) Microsatellite primers for Ficus racemosa and Ficus rubiginosa. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7 (1). pp. 57-59. ISSN 1755-098X doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01523.x

Abstract/Summary

We developed 11 polymorphic microsatellite loci each for the figs Ficus (Sycomorus) racemosa and Ficus (Urostigma) rubiginosa from AG- and TG-enriched genomic libraries. These 22 loci were investigated for cross-species amplification and polymorphism in 17–21 F. racemosa and 16–24 F. rubiginosa individuals from Townsville, Australia. Observed heterozygosities range from 0.12 to 0.90 in F. racemosa and from 0.25 to 1.0 in F. rubiginosa.