Genetic Diversity Analysis of Hydropotes inermis Population in Zhoushan,Zhejiang—A Case Study of Zhoushan Forestry Farm
Zhoushan is the main distribution area of Hydropotes iner m is.It has been devoted to the conservation of Hydropotes iner m is.population for many years.In order to understand the genetic diversity status of Hydro-potes iner m is.in Zhoushan Forest Farm and provide the basis for the health status of Hydropotes iner m is.popu-lation,the genetic diversity of Hydropotes iner m is.population was evaluated based on microsatellite molecular marker technology.Our findings revealed that out of 8 highly polymorphic microsatellite loci examined.2 were found to be homozygous loci.The observed heterozygosity and expected heterozygosity at the remaining 6 sites ranged from 0.966 to 1.000 and from 0.613 to 0.871,respectively;while polymorphism information content varied between 0.530 and 0.848,with an average inbreeding coefficient ranging from 0.17 to 0.45.The overall genetic di-versity of this species remains relatively high;however,it is worth noting that two homozygous loci have emerged which may impact germplasm resources and population stability over time.Therefore,it is recommended that new individuals from different species be introduced into Zhoushan Forest Farm in order to facilitate gene exchange and maintain population genetic diversity.