Isolation of microsatellite markers in  Cannabis sativa  L. (marijuana)

Gilmore, Scott; Peakall, Rodney

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Isolation of microsatellite markers in Cannabis sativa L. (marijuana)

Date

2003

Authors

Gilmore, Scott

Peakall, Rodney

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

We have identified 15 variable microsatellite loci in Cannabis sativa. In 48 samples from five fibre crop seed accessions, we detected an average of 10 alleles per locus (range 2-28) with mean heterozygosity of 0.68 (range 0.28-0.94). Significant genetic