Isolation of Microsatellite Markers in Aimals

摘要

Microsatellites, or simple sequences, consist of tandemly repeated units of DNA, each between one and ten based-pairs in length, such as (TG)n or (AAT)n (1). Their characteristics and their amplification for genotyping are discussed in Box 11.1 and Chapter 11.1, respectively. Because of their high variability and rapid evolution, microsatellites are becoming increasingly important in gene mapping and population studies.