There is tremendous interest in using association mapping to identify genes responsible for
quantitative variation of complex traits with agricultural and evolutionary importance. Recent …

The discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions/deletions, which
are the basis of most differences between alleles, has been simplified by recent …

Recent improvements in genetic analysis and genotyping methods have resulted in a rapid
expansion of the power of molecular markers to address ecological questions …

Homoplasy has recently attracted the attention of population geneticists, as a consequence
of the popularity of highly variable stepwise mutating markers such as microsatellites …

The natural diversity of honey bees in Europe is eroding fast. A multitude of reasons lead to
a loss of both genetic diversity and specific adaptations to local conditions. To preserve …

Microsatellites, or simple sequence repeats (SSRs), have long played a major role in
genetic studies due to their typically high polymorphism. They have diverse applications …

Background Recent studies of ancestral maize populations indicate that linkage
disequilibrium tends to dissipate rapidly, sometimes within 100 bp. We set out to examine …

To make advances in rice breeding it is important to understand the relatedness and
ancestry of introduced rice accessions, and identify SSR markers associated with …

Microsatellites are a ubiquitous class of simple repetitive DNA sequences, which are
widespread in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic genomes. The use of microsatellites as …

The genetic variability of honeybee populations Apis mellifera ligustica, in continental Italy,
and of A. m. sicula, in Sicily, was investigated using nuclear (microsatellite) and …