Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822).

The article discusses the characterization of microsatellites in the African Catfish, and their uses as genetic markers in paternity tests. The article describes a study using carefully screened primers that were then introduced in Medalian fashion to the population, then studied to determine which of the seven appeared to be monomorphic in Heterobranchus longifilis. The sampling of the African Catfish were taken from Lake Victoria in Kenya due to the high levels of allelic polymorphism (89%). The study concludes that 5 of the seven primers were viable and replicated for further study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]