“…In the last decade, microsatellite markers were used for studying the genetic diversity of junipers, such as J. thurifera L., J. phoenicea L., J. excelsa M. Bieb., and J. communis L. (Michalczyk et al, 2006;Opgenoorth, 2009;Douaihy et al, 2011;Rumeu et al, 2012;Sertse et al, 2013;Bettencourt et al, 2015;Liu et al, 2019). Despite the ecological importance of J. squamata, no population genetic studies have been conducted to date.…”