Microsatellite markers: what they mean and why they are so useful

Abstract Microsatellites or Single Sequence Repeats (SSRs) are extensively employed in plant genetics studies, using both low and high throughput genotyping approaches. Motivated by the importance of these sequences over the last decades this review aims to address some theoretical aspects of SSRs,...

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Main Authors: Maria Lucia Carneiro Vieira, Luciane Santini, Augusto Lima Diniz, Carla de Freitas Munhoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572016000300312&lng=en&tlng=en