Short allele dominance as a source of heterozygote deficiency at microsatellite loci: Experimental evidence at the dinucleotide locus Gv1CT in Gracilaria gracilis (Rhodophyta)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1569-1573

  Wattier, R ^a   Engel, C R ^a   Saumitou Laprade, P ^a   Valero, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Allele size; Haplo diploid; Heterozygote deficiency; Microsatellite loci; Null alleles; Short allele dominance

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DINUCLEOTIDE LOCUS; DIPLOIDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSATELLITE LOCUS; PLANT GENETICS;

GRACILARIA GRACILIS;

EID: 0031760603     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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