Microsatellite flanking region similarities among different loci within insect species
Although microsatellites are ubiquitous in eukaryota, the number of available markers varies strongly among taxa. This meta-analysis was conducted on 32 insect species. Sequences were obtained from two assembled whole genomes, whole genome shotgun (WGS) sequences from 10 species and screening partia...
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Published in | Insect molecular biology Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 175 - 185 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.04.2007
Blackwell Publishing Ltd Wiley |
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Summary: | Although microsatellites are ubiquitous in eukaryota, the number of available markers varies strongly among taxa. This meta-analysis was conducted on 32 insect species. Sequences were obtained from two assembled whole genomes, whole genome shotgun (WGS) sequences from 10 species and screening partial genomic libraries for microsatellites from 23 species. We have demonstrated: (1) strong differences in the abundance of microsatellites among species; (2) that microsatellites within species are often grouped into families based on similarities in their flanking sequences; (3) that the proportion of microsatellites grouped into families varies strongly among taxa; and (4) that microsatellite families were significantly more often associated with transposable elements - or their remnants - than unique microsatellite sequences. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00713.x ArticleID:IMB713 ark:/67375/WNG-VDZL77NM-L istex:12F2644EE3DE735173C52F685E3BEB05A02298C0 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0962-1075 1365-2583 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00713.x |