Genealogical inference from microsatellite data.

doi:10.1093/genetics/150.1.499

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Genealogical inference from microsatellite data.

Genetics - 1 Sept 1998

Wilson I J, Balding D J

Abstract excerpt

Ease and accuracy of typing, together with high levels of polymorphism and widespread distribution in the genome, make microsatellite (or short tandem repeat) loci an attractive potential source of information about both population histories and evolutionary processes. However, microsatellite dat...

Topics

Genetics, Population
Humans
Microsatellite Repeats
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Pedigree
Y Chromosome

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