Article
The use of microsatellites in zygosity diagnosis of twins.
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae - 1 Jan 1993
Erdmann J, Nöthen M M, Stratmann M, Fimmers R, Franzek E, Propping P
Abstract excerpt
Although numerous genetic and anthropological markers are available for determining zygosity of twins, there is still a need for a more practical and informative method in zygosity diagnosis. Dinucleotide repeats or other short repeats (microsatellites) are highly variable between individuals and...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Satellite
- Germany
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Twins, Dizygotic
- Twins, Monozygotic
- White People