Microsatellites: Genomic distribution, putative functions and mutational mechanisms: A review

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2453-2465

  Li, You Chun ^a,b   Korol, Abraham B ^a   Fahima, Tzion ^a   Beiles, Avigdor ^a   Nevo, Eviatar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomic distribution; Polymerase slippage; Recombination; Size constraints; SSR function

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036897944     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01643.x     Document Type: Review

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