The invention relates to a micro-
satellite DNA (
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) method for identifying a reproductive mode of a termite
nest group, which comprises the following steps of: collecting above 20 termite samples from a same
nest group in the
open air, extracting a sample
genome DNA and diluting; searching a micro-
satellite site related to a termite reproductive mode on
GenBank, designing a primer on the side wing of a micro-
satellite repetitive sequence by utilizing
software Primer Premier 5.0, carrying out
electrophoresis on an automatic analyzer after the termite samples
DNA are subjected to PCR (
Polymerase Chain Reaction) amplification by selecting a micro-satellite primer and determining the
genotype of each strip corresponding sample in a electrophoretic diagram by using SAGAGT
software; and carrying out chi-square test on observed
genotype frequencies and expected
genotype frequencies of the termite samples based on a Mendel's law and judging the reproductive mode of the termite
nest group. The micro-
satellite DNA identification for reproductive
modes of ten reticulitermes chinensis nest groups in Changsha by adopting the micro-
satellite DNA method shows that the reticulitermes chinensis nest groups include seven simple nest groups, two amplified nest groups and one mixed nest group. The micro-
satellite DNA method has the advantages that the operation is simple and convenient, the results are reliable, the reproductive
modes of the termite group can be accurately judged, and the important reference value is provided for the formulation of a termite prevention strategy.