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'True' null allele detection in microsatellite loci: a comparison of methods, assessment of difficulties and survey of possible improvements.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 May 2015
Dąbrowski M J, Bornelöv S, Kruczyk M, Baltzer N, Komorowski J
Abstract excerpt
Null alleles are alleles that for various reasons fail to amplify in a PCR assay. The presence of null alleles in microsatellite data is known to bias the genetic parameter estimates. Thus, efficient detection of null alleles is crucial, but the methods available for indirect null allele detection return inconsistent results. Here, our aim was to compare different methods for null allele detection, to explain...
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