Advancing technologies have facilitated the ever‐widening application of genetic markers
such as microsatellites into new systems and research questions in biology. In light of the …

Microsatellites have been popular molecular markers ever since their advent in the late
eighties. Despite growing competition from new genotyping and sequencing techniques, the …

Purpose Microsatellites are widely distributed repetitive DNA motifs, accounting for
approximately 3% of the genome. Due to mismatch repair system deficiency, insertion or …

The foundation of quantitative genetics theory was developed during the last century and
facilitated many successful breeding programs for cultivated plants and t-restrial livestock …

Since the first investigation 25 years ago, the application of genetic tools to address
ecological and evolutionary questions in elasmobranch studies has greatly expanded. Major …

Short tandem repeats (STRs) are abundant and highly mutagenic in the human genome.
Many STR loci have been associated with a range of human genetic disorders. However …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents a review of mate choice and genetic quality,
defines mate choice, and discusses some of the key issues about how individuals can …

Conservation genetics focuses on understanding the role and requirement of genetic
variation for population persistence. However, considerable debate now surrounds the role …

High concentrations of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) are required for climacteric ethylene
biosynthesis to cause fruit softening in melting flesh peaches at the late ripening stage. By …

It has introduced new generations of molecular markers for use in the genetic improvement
of farm animals. These markers provide more accurate genetic information and better …