Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the raccoon (Procyon lotor)

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01922.x
• Publication Date: 2007-08-02T11:32:18Z
• Authors: C. SIRIPUNKAW; C. KONGRIT; K. M. FARIES; R. J. MONELLO; M. E. GOMPPER; L. S. EGGERT
• Keywords: Linkage Disequilibrium

Abstract We report the isolation and characterization of 17 polymorphic microsatellite loci in North American raccoon ( Procyon lotor ). These exhibit high levels allelic diversity, with between four 13 alleles per locus, heterozygosity, observed values 0.500–1.000 a sample 20 individuals. All genotypes conformed to Hardy–Weinberg expectations there were no instances linkage disequilibrium detected.