Article
Estimating genomic diversity and population differentiation - an empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP variation in Arabidopsis halleri.
BMC genomics - 11 Jan 2017
Fischer Martin C, Rellstab Christian, Leuzinger Marianne, Roumet Marie, Gugerli Felix, Shimizu Kentaro K, Holderegger Rolf, Widmer Alex
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Microsatellite markers are widely used for estimating genetic diversity within and differentiation among populations. However, it has rarely been tested whether such estimates are useful proxies for genome-wide patterns of variation and differentiation. Here, we compared microsatellite variation with genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to assess and quantify potential marker-specific...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Genome, Plant
- Genomics
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide