To determine whether the aforementioned segments of chromosomes 23 and 25 were inherited IBD, we genotyped polymorphic
microsatellite markers in each region.
Development of
Microsatellite Markers in Autopolyploid Sugarcane and Comparative Analysis of Conserved Microsatellites in Sorghum and Sugarcane, Brandon James, Cuixia Chen, Arthur Rudolph, Kankshita Swaminathan, Jan Murray, Jong - Kuk Na, Ashley Spence, Brandon Smith, Matthew Hudson, Stephen Moose, Ray Ming, Molecular Breeding, doi: 10.1007 / s11032 -011-9651-1, October 14, 2011.
Not exact matches
In contrast, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
markers tend to mutate more slowly than
microsatellites, often including variation specific to a particular species rather than an individual or population.
Although a variety of molecular methods are still
in use,
microsatellite DNA
markers have become the
marker of choice for population studies.
For the new study, which is published today
in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Bowman and his colleagues collected samples from 38 L. mariae palms
in Palm Valley and 100 L. rigida palms
in the Roper, Nicholson, and Gregory rivers and compared the
microsatellite markers.
Funded by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Rufford's Small Grants for Nature, and the National Geographic Society, Parusnath is developing and testing
microsatellite markers similar to those used
in human parentage tests to establish the genetic relatedness of Sungazers
in different populations across the species» distribution.
After extracting tiny amounts of ancient DNA from the mummies» bones, the researchers amplified 16 short tandem repeats (short sequences
in the DNA that create a genetic fingerprint) and eight polymorphic
microsatellites (hereditary molecular
markers) to testable quantities using techniques commonly employed
in criminal or paternity investigations.
With the recent publication of a large data set of 763
microsatellite markers — short stretches of DNA that are repeated
in the genome — from 53 populations
in the Human Genome Diversity Project, evolutionary geneticists William Amos and Joe Hoffman of the University of Cambridge
in the United Kingdom had enough genomic data to test both models.
Here, we used parentage analysis with multilocus
microsatellite markers to measure how varying levels of genetic introgression with non-native rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) affect reproductive success (number of offspring per adult) of native westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi)
in the wild.
Despite these drawbacks, Shinzato and colleagues developed 14
microsatellite DNA
markers found
in two of the most diverse Acropora species.
Origin and genome evolution of polyploid green toads
in Central Asia: evidence from
microsatellite markers.
The primary tumor location was an independent prognostic
marker in patients with RAS wild - type metastatic colorectal cancer after adjusting for age, gender, synchronous / metachronous disease, consensus molecular subtype, and
microsatellite instability and molecular status, according to the results of an analysis (abstract 3503) of data from CALGB / SWOG 80405 presented at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Genome scans using multiple, informative genetic
markers (e.g.,
microsatellites and SNPs) represent the state - of - the - art
in defining genetic background.
A genome - wide study of allelic imbalance
in human testicular germ cell tumors using
microsatellite markers.
Conclusions / significance: Taken together, the
microsatellite and both insecticide resistance target - site
markers provide evidence that
in the face of intense gene flow among populations, disjunction
in resistance frequencies arise due to intense local selection pressures despite an absence of insecticidal control interventions targeting Culex.
No significant differences
in genetic diversity were observed among populations by
microsatellite markers with HE ranging from 0.597 to 0.612 and low, but significant, genetic differentiation among populations (FST = 0.019, P = 0.001).
These
microsatellites or mutations act as «
markers» that researchers implement
in order to identify each breed.
Flanking
microsatellite markers were selected for each locus and tested
in case and control pools for possible allelic differences.