An Introduction to Microsatellite Development and Analysis

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Hydrangea luteovenosa (Hydrangeaceae), an endangered species in Korea

“…At the same time, genetic information is also crucial for designing its management strategy because small sized population are likely to be vulnerable to the impact of genetic factors in extinction such as inbreeding depression and loss of genetic diversity (Frankham, 1995;Schwartz et al, 2007;Izuno et al, 2012). Furthermore, microsatellite markers will provide effective genetic information with its high variability (Guichoux et al, 2011;Yun et al, 2011). Therefore, we developed five microsatellite markers in order to understand current genetic status of critically endangered Korean H. luteovenosa comparing with Japanese populations.…”