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Microsatellite variation in a social insect.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Feb 1993
Choudhary M, Strassmann J E, Solís C R, Queller D C
Abstract excerpt
We undertook a study to explore the potential of microsatellite loci as genetic markers for investigating kinship patterns in a social wasp Parachartergus colobopterus. A plasmid library with small inserts was screened for several oligonucleotide repeat motifs. Positive clones were sequenced and several were selected for further work. PCR primers were constructed that would amplify the tandem repeat region and a...
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