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Microsatellite mutation directed by an external stimulus.
Mutation research - 21 Dec 2004
Schmidt Adele L, Mitter Vivek
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellites are regions of DNA containing tandem repeats of a core 2-6 bp nucleotide sequence. To test the hypothesis that microsatellite mutation can be directed by exposure to specific external cues, control and treatment groups of resistant and susceptible wheat varieties were grown under controlled conditions and genotyped at a number of microsatellite loci that map to chromosomes known to contain...
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