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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

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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 small populations. The evolution of selectively neutral markers is governed by the interaction of mutation and random...

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PMID: 8725247
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/143.2.1021
PMCID: PMC1207320

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