for the microsatellite sequences. 100% heterozygotes were found for the
ADL0023 microsatellite sequence, and HO>91% for the other six sequences. The
coefficients of HE ranged from 0.182 (ADL0257) to 0.868 (ADL0272), and PIC values
were slightly lower. All of the microsatellite sequences with HE>0.6 [Ott 1992] can be
successfully used in further research on genetic variation in Japanese quail.