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Non-Mendelian transmission of alleles at microsatellite loci: an example in Ixodes ricinus, the vector of Lyme disease.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 2004
de Meeûs Thierry, Humair Pierre-François, Grunau Christoph, Delaye Christelle, Renaud François
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellite loci are usually considered to be neutral co-dominant and Mendelian markers. We undertook to study the inheritance of five microsatellite loci in the European Lyme disease vector, the tick Ixodes ricinus. Only two loci appeared fully Mendelian while the three others displayed non-M...
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