Polymorphism at trinucleotide microsatellite loci in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 817-820

  Vargo, E L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Microsatellites; Population structure; Reticulitermes flavipes

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; MICROSATELLITE DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTH CAROLINA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

INSECTA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0034130696     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00915.x     Document Type: Note

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