МОЛЕКУЛЯРНАЯ ГЕНЕТИКА, МИКРОБИОЛОГИЯ И ВИРУСОЛОГИЯ №2, 2016 MoleCUlAr GenetiC ChArACteristiCs oF Allele VAriAnts oF MiCrosAtellite loCi DU281, DU215, AnD DU323 in the PArthenoGenetiC liZArDs DAreVsKiA rostoMBeKoVi (FAMily lACertiDAe) F. <...> Ryskov1 Moscow State Pedagogical University, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; 2 one of the main questions in the study of the unisexual (parthenogenetic) species of vertebrates is the determination of their genetic diversity. nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers can be used for this purpose. one of the most effective genetic markers is the microsatellite DnA, which mutates at a high rate. <...> Development and characteristics of such markers are necessary in studies of parthenogenetic species. in this work, the analysis of the allele polymorphism of three microsatellite loci was performed for the first time via locus-specific PCr in the populations of parthenogenetic species Darevskia rostombekovi (n = 42) and bisexual parental species D. raddei (n = 6) and D. portschinskii (n = 6). <...> All examined individuals of the parthenogenetic D. rostombekovi were heterozygous. two to five alleles, depending on the locus, were found in the studied populations of the parthenogenetic species. it was shown that the differences were due to the varying structure of the mi, N. M. <...> Characteristics of distribution, frequency of occurrence, and combination of alleles of microsatellite loci, which determine the distinctive features of each D. rostombekovi population were obtained. the data can be used in the future to determine the clonal diversity and possible ways of <...>