MSATCOMMANDER: Detection of microsatellite repeat arrays and automated, locus-specific primer design

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-94

  Faircloth, Brant C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 tails; Microsatellites; Primer design; Primer development; Primer tagging; Python

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 36849035794     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01884.x     Document Type: Article

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