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Table 4 Mean diversity parameters for each of the nine B. aethiopum sampling sites

From: Transferability, development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and application to the analysis of genetic diversity and population structure of the African fan palm (Borassus aethiopum Mart.) in Benin

Geo-climatic region

Site

Nb of polymorphic markers

Na

Ne

Nb of private alleles

Allelic richness

Ho

He

F

Guineo-Congolian (South)

Togbin

8

2.273

1.584

3

2.08

0.234 ± 0.063

0.288 ± 0.073

0.145 ± 0.066

Hounviatouin

9

2.182

1.447

0

2.1

0.272 ± 0.066

0.263 ± 0.054

0.007 ± 0.094

Sudano-Guinean (Center)

Savè

10

2.909

2.069

0

2.72

0.384 ± 0.075

0.451 ± 0.066

0.134 ± 0.088

Biguina

9

2.364

1.770

2

2.21

0.345 ± 0.069

0.374 ± 0.070

0.064 ± 0.062

Agoua

10

2.273

1.722

1

2.16

0.329 ± 0.063

0.358 ± 0.066

0.059 ± 0.071

Sudanian (North)

Pendjari

10

2.818

1.900

3

2.49

0.368 ± 0.070

0.396 ± 0.071

0.055 ± 0.064

Pingou

10

2.364

1.906

1

2.29

0.405 ± 0.072

0.390 ± 0.073

0.063 ± 0.049

Malanville

8

2.455

1.627

0

2.2

0.302 ± 0.072

0.303 ± 0.074

0.020 ± 0.051

Trois Rivières

10

2.545

1.822

2

2.43

0.373 ± 0.074

0.360 ± 0.073

0.055 ± 0.039

Overall mean

9 ± 0.865

2.465 ± 0.103

1.761 ± 0.065

  

0.335 ± 0.023

0.354 ± 0.023

0.035 ± 0.022

  1. Values are provided ± standard deviation wherever applicable
  2. Na average number of different alleles, Ne effective number of alleles, Ho Observed Heterozygosity, He Expected Heterozygosity, F Fixation index