Isolation and characterization of 89 SNP markers in the oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis

Abstract

Streptopelia orientalis is an important commercial species, and natural populations have declined dramatically in recent years because of the application of traditional Chinese medicine. The effective conservation and management of S. orientalis have been limited without sufficient molecular markers. In this study, we reported the isolation and characterization of 89 SNP markers in S. orientalis. The minor allele frequency raged from 0.0417 to 0.4792. The observed heterozygosity and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.0000 to 0.9583 and from 0.0816 to 0.5098, respectively. Polymorphic information content ranged from 0.0767 to 0.3746. The inbreeding coefficient values varied from − 0.3149 to 0.8686. Only four loci showed significant deviations from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P < 0.05). The polymorphic SNPs will be helpful for the further population genetic analysis and natural resource conservation of S. orientalis.