Genome-wide survey and analysis of microsatellites in giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), with a focus on the applications of a novel microsatellite marker system

Table 3 Number, percentage, and relative abundance of SSRs in the different regions of the giant panda genome

Regions		5′UTR	CDS	Intron	3′UTR	Transposable elements	Intergenic regions	Total
Genome size(Mb)		0.58	33.05	652.3	2.55	865.57	745.46	2299.51
Percentage of the genome		0.03	1.44	28.37	0.11	37.64	32.42	100.00
Mono	No.	39	110	145406	473	101984	200509	448521
	%^a	0.01	0.02	32.42	0.11	22.74	44.70	100.00
	No./Mb	67	3	223	185	118	269	195
Di	No.	10	22	64574	103	80910	101809	247428
	%	0.00	0.01	26.10	0.04	32.70	41.15	100.00
	No./Mb	17	1	99	40	93	137	108
Tri	No.	47	969	9778	30	8048	19237	38109
	%	0.12	2.54	25.66	0.08	21.12	50.48	100.00
	No./Mb	81	29	15	12	9	26	17
Tatra	No.	5	15	43271	35	48745	76573	168644
	%	0.00	0.01	25.66	0.02	28.90	45.41	100.00
	No./Mb	9	0	66	14	56	103	73
Penta	No.	1	5	6589	10	3099	14287	23991
	%	0.00	0.02	27.46	0.04	12.92	59.55	100.00
	No./Mb	2	0	10	4	4	19	10
Hexa	No.	1	45	629	2	688	1170	2535
	%	0.04	1.78	24.81	0.08	27.14	46.15	100.00
	No./Mb	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
All SSRs	No.	103	1166	270247	653	243474	413585	929228
	%	0.01	0.13	29.08	0.07	26.20	44.51	100.00
	No./Mb	178	35	414	256	281	555	404

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