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.
Not exact matches
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.
The unit provides genetic
testing services using a combination of both
microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panels for characterizing and selecting breeders in a wide variety of inbred mouse strains subsequently used for the generation of congenic animals.
Parental cell lines - background strain
microsatellite testing can be performed to assure genetic identity of the mouse strain of origin.
Dr. Eng presented how the Genomic Medicine Institute collaborated with the Digestive Disease Institute and Pathology and Lab Medicine Institute to successfully integrate
microsatellite testing and mismatch repair protein immunohistochemistry into pathology routine for all colorectal carcinomas resected on Cleveland Clinic main campus.
Microsatellite markers used for screening
tests are on the same chromosome as the disease gene.
Flanking
microsatellite markers were selected for each locus and
tested in case and control pools for possible allelic differences.