New polymorphic microsatellite loci in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus.

Stéphane Garnier (1) , Céline Arnathau (2) , Patrick Durand (2) , Ange Marie Risterucci (3) , Rodrigo Esparza-Salas (1) , Elise Cellier-Holzem (1) , Gabriele Sorci (1)

1 BGS - Biogéosciences [UMR 6282]
2 GEMI - Génétique et évolution des maladies infectieuses
3 UMR PIA - Polymorphismes d'intérêt agronomique

We developed 13 new polymorphic microsatellite loci in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), which exhibited from 2 to 15 alleles. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.17 to 0.77 and from 0.35 to 0.85, respectively. We detected no linkage disequilibrium between loci. Allele frequencies supported Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium for 8 loci out of 13 after Bonferroni correction. Combined with loci previously isolated in the house sparrow, these new microsatellite markers provide valuable tools to study population genetics of this species.

Mots clés: house sparrow; microsatellite; Passer; passerine.; passerine

Domaines: Génétique animale

Stéphane Garnier, Céline Arnathau, Patrick Durand, Ange Marie Risterucci, Rodrigo Esparza-Salas, et al.. New polymorphic microsatellite loci in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus.. Molecular Ecology Resources, 2009, 9 (3), pp.1063-1065. ⟨10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02552.x⟩. ⟨hal-00386232⟩