Microsatellite loci play an important role as markers for identification, disease gene mapping, and evolutionary studies. Mutation rate, which is of fundamental importance, can be obtained from interspecies comparisons, which, however, are subject to ascertainment bias. This bias arises, for example, when a locus is selected on the basis of its large allele size in one species (cognate species ...

Microsatellite loci are standard genetic markers for population genetic analysis, whereas single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are more recent tools that require assessment of neutrality and appropriate use in population genetics. Twelve SNP markers were used to describe the genetic structure of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (LeConte; Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the United States of Americ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity sour cherries using SSR markers, correlate data with phenotypic traits, and investigate suitability Prunus-specific microsatellite markers in species. Nineteen cherry genotypes from Fruit Research Institute Érd, Hungary, were analyzed twelve primer pairs. number alleles ranged two ten, a mean value 4.67 per locus. highest generated BPP...

Candida parapsilosis, a pathogenic yeast, is composed of three newly designated genomic species that are physiologically and morphologically indistinguishable. Nosocomial infections caused by group I C. parapsilosis are often associated with the breakdown of infection control practices and the contamination of medical devices, solutions, and indwelling catheters. Due to the low levels of nucleo...

Pedigree reconstruction using molecular markers enables efficient management of inbreeding in open-pollinated breeding strategies, replacing expensive and time-consuming controlled pollination. This is particularly useful in preferentially outcrossed, insect pollinated Eucalypts known to suffer considerable inbreeding depression from related matings. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marke...

japanese plum (prunus salicina lindl.) having originated from china, is now one of the important fruit trees in many countries in the world. knowledge of genetic diversity among existing germplasms provides the possibility of parental selection in breeding improvement programs. for assessment of genetic diversity and relationship among genotypes in iran (ramsar, velyan karaj and mashhad) and fo...

Previously reported methods for estimating the number of different alleles at a single locus in a population have not described a useful general result. Using the number of alleles observed in a sample gives an underestimate for the true number of alleles. The similar problem of estimating the number of species in a population was first investigated in 1943. In this article we use the sample co...