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High-utility conserved avian microsatellite markers enable parentage and population studies across a wide range of species.
BMC genomics - 15 Mar 2013
Dawson Deborah A, Ball Alexander D, Spurgin Lewis G, Martín-Gálvez David, Stewart Ian R K, Horsburgh Gavin J, Potter Jonathan, Molina-Morales Mercedes, Bicknell Anthony W J, Preston Stephanie A J, Ekblom Robert, Slate Jon, Burke Terry
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BACKGROUND: Microsatellites are widely used for many genetic studies. In contrast to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and genotyping-by-sequencing methods, they are readily typed in samples of low DNA quality/concentration (e.g. museum/non-invasive samples), and enable the quick, cheap identification of species, hybrids, clones and ploidy. Microsatellites also have the highest cross-species utility of all...
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