Microsatellite mutation rates in the eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) differ 10-fold across loci

Genetica

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 501-504

  Bulut, Zafer ^a   McCormick, Cory R ^a   Gopurenko, David ^a   Williams, Rod N ^a   Bos, David H ^a   Dewoody, J Andrew ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele transfers; Amphibian; Genetic differentiation; Stepwise mutation model; STR; Theta

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; BREEDING; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 67651121953     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-008-9341-z     Document Type: Article

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