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Table I

Characterization of the microsatellite loci developed for Melipona mondury. GenBank accession numbers are given below locus names.

Locus Repeat Size Ta Primer sequence (5’-3’) A H
(bp) (°C)
Mmo03(EU735180) (TAAA)3 133 50° F: GGTGAAAAGGGGATGAAGR: ACTGCGTAAAACGAAGAC 1 0.0
Mmo08(EU735181) (CTTT)2CT(CTTT)3 104 59° F: CGAGCTGAAAGGGCGTTR: TCCTCTCTTTTGGTGGTC 2 0.38
Mmo10(EU735182) (GAA)5 106 60.5° F: AGAGAGACGAAGCGAAGR: ATGACAACCGATCACGA 2 0.32
Mmo11(EU735183) (AG)3GG(AG)6 116 57° F: AGAGAGAGACAGAGAGAAR: CGACCCATATTTTCCGAG 2 0.32
Mmo15(EU735184) (GAAC)5 100 54° F: GCAAAATGAGCAAACGGACAR: GAGAGAGAGGGAGGTTC 2 0.49
Mmo19(EU735185) (GT)17 107 62° F: AGCGATTTAACTGAACGATR: TATTCCTCTCTTCCTACAC 6 0.67
Mmo20(EU735186) (TCG)6 121 60.5° F: GAGGGCGACGATTACGACR: AACGGCATTGTGTAAACAGA 2 0.26
Mmo21(EU735187) (GA)5 168 57° F: AACGTGGAACAGTCGGACR: AGCGATTCGTTCAATTCG 5 0.77
Mmo22(EU735188) (AG)16 191 61.5° F: TGTAATCCTAACCCGATTR: CTTTGCAGTTTTCACACG 5 0.79
Mmo24(EU735189) (AG)4(AG)3(GAAAA)2 180 52° F: TCAGCGATTAATGAACACR: TGGAAATGTTTTACCTGT 3 0.10

F and R, forward and reverse primers, respectively; Ta, annealing temperature; A, number of alleles; H, gene diversity.