Article
Microsatellite evolution--a reciprocal study of repeat lengths at homologous loci in cattle and sheep.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Aug 1997
Ellegren H, Moore S, Robinson N, Byrne K, Ward W, Sheldon B C
Abstract excerpt
The application of microsatellites in evolutionary studies requires an understanding of the patterns governing their evolution in different species. The finding that homologous microsatellite loci are longer, i.e., containing more repeat units, in human and in other primates has been taken as evidence for directional microsatellite evolution and for a difference in the rate of evolution between species. However,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.