Genetic Marker Analysis
This page contains a list of mouse genetic markers suitable for multiplex PCR (see Table 1.)
Ref: Vandenbergh, D. J. et al. "Simple Tests to Detect Errors in High Throughput Genotype Data in the Molecular Lab" J. Biomolecular Techniques [14(1)9-16].
There are also links to files relevant to error detection when using
high-throughput systems to generate genotype data. The first file is a short Readme.doc file with information about the template file so
that you have an easier time adapting the template to your needs.
The second file is a downloadable Excel file that serves as a template to aid in detecting typical errors in high throughput genotype analysis when there are only two alleles at each marker (in our case a B6 and a D2 allele). The file is called ErrorDetectionTemplate.xls
Below is a table of 97 markers used to analyze mice from a C57BL/6J by DBA2/J cross. The file shows the markers that were pooled in multiplex PCR amplifications for fluorescent fragment size analysis.
Send comments and suggestions by email to David Vandenbergh (djv4@psu.edu).
Table 1: Markers for multiplexed genotyping to distinguish C57BL/6J and DBA2/J mouse alleles.a
| Markerb | CMc | Sepd | B6 allele Observed (bp)e | B6 allele Published (bp) | DBA allele Observed (bp)f | B6 allele Published (bp) | Dye label |
| D1Mit68 | 9 | 176 | 172 | 180 | 176 | HET | |
| D1Mit236 | 25.7 | 16.7 | 149 | 143 | 133 | 136 | HET |
| D1Mit46 | 43.1 | 17.4 | 254 | 256 | 259 | 264 | HET |
| D1Mit87 | 62.1 | 19 | 201 | 204 | 197 | 198 | TET |
| D1Mit16 | 87.2 | 25.1 | 183 | 186 | 196 | 197 | FAM |
| D1Mit221 | 102 | 14.8 | 114 | 119 | 120 | 125 | TET |
| with 16 | 18.6 |
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| D2Mit149 | 7 | 199 | 195 | 201 | 197 | HET | |
| D2Mit323 | 31.7 | 24.7 | 126 | 126 | 124 | 128 | TET |
| D2Mit300 | 50.3 | 18.6 | 101 | 108 | 99 | 106 | FAM |
| D2Mit304 | 73 | 22.7 | 118 | 120 | 196 | 186 | FAM |
| D2Mit343 | 84.2 | 11.2 | 149 | 183 | 141 | 173 | FAM |
| D2Mit266 | 109 | 24.8 | 126 | 130 | 135 | 138 | HET |
| with 7 | 20.4 |
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| D3Mit264 | 2.4 | 103 | 109 | 101 | 107 | FAM | |
| D3Mit46 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 160 | 166 | 155 | 160 | HET |
| D3Mit25 | 29.5 | 15.7 | 130 | 134 | 124 | 127 | FAM |
| D3Mit29 | 45.2 | 15.7 | 145 | 150 | 182 | 184 | FAM |
| D3Mit42 | 58.8 | 13.6 | 150 | 154 | 142 | 146 | TET |
| D3Mit194 | 67.6 | 8.8 | 144 | 146 | 139 | 142 | HET |
| D3Mit59 | 84.1 | 16.5 | 203 | 208 | 201 | 206 | FAM |
| with 18 |
13.6 |
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| D4Mit104 | 1.9 | 244 | 243 | 242 | 241 | HET | |
| D4Mit214 | 17.9 | 16 | 121 | 126 | 137 | 152 | HET |
| D4Mit255 | 48.5 | 30.6 | 251 | 238 | 244 | 234 | TET |
| D4Mit204 | 61.9 | 13.4 | 104 | 104 | 82 | 82 | FAM |
| D4Mit190 | 79 | 17.1 | 143 | 145 | 150 | 151 | FAM |
| with 13 | 19.3 | ||||||
| D5Mit227 | 9 | 97 | 92 | 102 | 102 | FAM | |
| D5Mit81 | 28 | 19 | 206 | 210 | 192 | 194 | TET |
| D5Mit10 | 54 | 26 | 189 | 196 | 197 | 203 | FAM |
| D5Mit137 | 68 | 14 | 149 | 152 | 144 | 148 | HET |
| D5Mit167 | 78 | 10 | 120 | 121 | 116 | 125 | HET |
| with X | 17.3 | ||||||
| D6Mit116 | 5.5 | 117 | 123 | 110 | 114 | FAM | |
| D6Mit188 | 32.5 | 27 | 127 | 130 | 156 | 155 | HET |
| D6Mit149 | 46.3 | 13.8 | 199 | 189 | 208 | 199 | TET |
| D6Mit111 | 63.7 | 17.4 | 139 | 146 | 142 | 148 | FAM |
| D6Mit15 | 74 | 10.3 | 255 | 260 | 195 | 195 | FAM |
| with 12 | 17.1 | ||||||
| D7Mit76 |
3.4 |
226 | 228 | 223 | 226 | FAM | |
| D7Mit69 |
24.5 |
21.1 |
237 | 236 | 239 | 238 | HET |
| D7Mit253 |
52.8 |
28.3 |
81.4 | 90 | 83 | 92 | TET |
| D7Mit12 |
66 |
13.2 |
199 | 197 | 206 | 206 | TET |
| with 2 | 20.9 | ||||||
| D8Mit281 | 11 | 122 | 123 | 115 | 117 | FAM | |
| D8Mit191 | 21 | 10 | 138 | 144 | 127 | 132 | FAM |
| D8Mit249 | 37 | 16 | 145 | 148 | 187 | 172 | HET |
| D8Mit211 | 49 | 12 | 151 | 154 | 163 | 166 | TET |
| D8Mit215 | 59 | 10 | 174 | 182 | 168 | 176 | FAM |
| with 10 | 12 | ||||||
| D9Mit64 | 7 | 187 | 190 | 183 | 184 | FAM | |
| D9Mit229 | 28 | 21 | 122 | 122 | 135 | 142 | HET |
| D9Mit196 | 48 | 20 | 143 | 148 | 150 | 156 | FAM |
| D9Mit212 | 61 | 13 | 99 | 108 | 106 | 118 | FAM |
| D9Mit52 | 72 | 11 | 170 | 172 | 174 | 176 | HET |
| with 19 | 16.3 | ||||||
| D10Mit212 | 9 | 117 | 123 | 125 | 131 | HET | |
| D10Mit36 | 29 | 20 | 140 | 146 | 142 | 148 | FAM |
| D10Mit117 | 48 | 19 | 122 | 142 | 120 | 126 | TET |
| D10Mit95 | 51 | 3 | 196 | 201 | 176 | 179 | TET |
| D10Mit14 | 65 | 14 | 191 | 192 | 185 | 182 | TET |
| with 8 | 14 | ||||||
| D11Mit227 | 2 | 165 | 170 | 157 | 166 | HET | |
| D11Mit86 | 28 | 26 | 119 | 126 | 126 | 134 | HET |
| D11Mit36 | 47.6 | 19.6 | 237 | 234 | 219 | 220 | FAM |
| D11Mit99 | 59.5 | 11.9 | 121 | 124 | 105 | 108 | TET |
| D11Mit291 | 70 | 10.5 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 96 | TET |
| with 17 | 17 | ||||||
| D12Mit153 | 15 | 142 | 142 | 158 | 158 | TET | |
| D12Mit190 | 28 | 13 | 122 | 128 | 109 | 114 | TET |
| D12Mit194 | 45 | 17 | 104 | 108 | 96 | 100 | HET |
| D12Mit8 | 58 | 13 | 167 | 168 | 177 | 179 | HET |
| with 6 | 15 | ||||||
| D13Mit198 | 16 | 132 | 136 | 134 | 140 | TET | |
| D13Mit125 | 44 | 28 | 188 | 191 | 183 | 185 | FAM |
| D13Mit230 | 62 | 18 | 150 | 154 | 147 | 151 | TET |
| D13Mit35 | 75 | 13 | 194 | 190 | 180 | 182 | HET |
| with 4 | 19.7 | ||||||
| D14Mit11 | 0.7 | 151 | 152 | 159 | 158 | FAM | |
| D14Mit122 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 141 | 144 | 127 | 132 | HET |
| D14Mit203 | 28.3 | 6.8 | 151 | 158 | 169 | 176 | HET |
| D14Mit194 | 44.4 | 16.1 | 91 | 89 | 77 | 81 | TET |
| D14Mit75 | 54 | 9.6 | 177 | 178 | 178 | 190 | TET |
| with 15 | 13.3 | ||||||
| D15Mit179 | 10.8 | 140 | 148 | 149 | 152 | TET | |
| D15Mit183 | 23 | 12.2 | 125 | 129 | 123 | 127 | FAM |
| D15Mit105 | 47.9 | 24.9 | 123 | 125 | 110 | 113 | HET |
| D15Mit39 | 56.6 | 8.7 | 130 | 130 | 123 | 124 | TET |
| D15Mit35 | 61.7 | 5.1 | 116 | 142 | 110 | 136 | FAM |
| with 14 | 12.7 | ||||||
| D16Mit131 | 4.3 | 141 | 144 | 181 | 180 | TET | |
| D16Mit4 | 27.3 | 23 | 128 | 132 | 118 | 123 | HET |
| D16Mit191 | 57.8 | 30.5 | 116 | 122 | 118 | 124 | FAM |
| D16Mit71 | 70.7 | 12.9 | 156 | 159 | 162 | 163 | FAM |
| with 1 | 22.1 | ||||||
| D17Mit16 | 18.2 | 117 | 118 | 104 | 106 | FAM | |
| D17Mit177 | 24 | 5.8 | 107 | 110 | 113 | 116 | HET |
| D17Mit93 | 44.5 | 20.5 | 155 | 156 | 170 | 168 | TET |
| D17Mit123 | 56.7 | 12.2 | 128 | 133 | 149 | 155 | FAM |
| with 11 | 12.8 | ||||||
| D18Mit60 | 16 | 203 | 186 | 211 | 194 | TET | |
| D18Mit123 | 31 | 15 | 117 | 116 | 123 | 122 | HET |
| D18Mit142 | 47 | 16 | 115 | 121 | 127 | 133 | TET |
| D18Mit144 | 57 | 10 | 177 | 180 | 173 | 177 | HET |
| with 3 | 13.7 | ||||||
| D19Mit68 | 6 | 131 | 136 | 127 | 132 | FAM | |
| D19Mit40 | 25 | 19 | 106 | 112 | 100 | 106 | TET |
| D19Mit8 | 47 | 22 | 196 | 178 | 164 | 168 | TET |
| D19Mit71 | 54 | 7 | 132 | 137 | 128 | 135 | TET |
| with 9 | 16 |
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| DXMit89 | 3 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 157 | FAM | |
| DXMit166 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 113 | 114 | 126 | 126 | FAM |
| DXMit95 | 43 | 27.5 | 139 | 151 | 133 | 137 | TET |
| DXMit79 | 50.5 | 7.5 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 137 | HET |
| DXMit135 | 69 | 18.5 | 113 | 118 | 115 | 122 | TET |
| with 14 | 16.5 |
a This table is also available on the web as a tab-delimited file at http://cdhg.ssri.psu.edu/GeneticMarkerAnalysis/table1.txt
b *Marker*, name of polymorphism used from Research Genetics (resgen.com). The markers are listed numerically by chromosome (the
number following the āDā in each name). To make multiplex reactions,
markers from each chromosome were paired with a second chromosome
indicated at the end of each chromosome set (i.e. chromosome 1 paired
with 16; 2 with 7, etc.).
c *cM*, centiMorgan position on the chromosome based on consensus
committee map (www.informatics.jax.org). [See reference 11 for details about the database.]
d *Sep*, distance in cM from previous marker. The average separation
of markers on a chromosome is in bold at the end of each chromosome list.
e *B6*, actual allele size in basepairs (bp) from c57BL/6 mice.
Published sizes are from the MIT website
www-genome.wi.mit.edu/cgi-bin/mouse/index
f *Dye labels*: Three fluorescent dyes, FAM, HET, and TET, from Applied
Biosystems, Inc. were used to label forward primers. Primers were pooled keeping dyes in separate multiplex PCR reactions.

