Constraints on allele size at microsatellite loci: implications for genetic differentiation.

doi:10.1093/genetics/143.2.1021

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Constraints on allele size at microsatellite loci: implications for genetic differentiation.

Genetics - 1 Jun 1996

Nauta M J, Weissing F J

Abstract excerpt

Microsatellites are promising genetic markers for studying the demographic structure and phylogenetic history of populations. We present theoretical arguments indicating that the usefulness of microsatellite data for these purposes may be limited to a short time perspective and to relatively smal...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Genetic Markers
Genetics, Population
Humans
Microsatellite Repeats
Models, Theoretical
Mutation

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