VARIATION OF BM224 MICROSATELLITE IN GREEN FROGS OF THE GENUS RANA
N. M. Usmanova,1 S. N. Litvinchuk,1 E. A. Kazakova,2 V. I. Kazakov 1
1 Institute of Cytology RAS and 2 Military-Medical Academy, St. Petersburg;
1 e-mail: nmusmanova@gmail.com
The variable microsatellite repeat BM224 has been discovered in the genomes of eight species of green
frogs (Rana ridibunda, R. cf. bedriagae, R. cretensis, R. esculenta, R. lessonae, R. shquiperica, R. saharica,
R. nigromaculata). Earlier, this repeat had been observed in members of the genus Bufo. In this paper, a possibility
of usage of this genetic marker for species identification is discussed.
Key words: microsatellites, green frogs, Rana, species identification
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