Few genetic markers, if any, have found such widespread use as microsatellites, or
simple/short tandem repeats. Features such as hypervariability and ubiquitous occurrence …

The identification of population bottlenecks is critical in conservation because populations
that have experienced significant reductions in abundance are subject to a variety of genetic …

Advances in sequencing technology provide special opportunities for genotyping individuals
with speed and thrift, but the lack of software to automate the calling of tens of thousands of …

Defects in iron absorption and utilization lead to iron deficiency and overload disorders.
Adult mammals absorb iron through the duodenum, whereas embryos obtain iron through …

Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade,
newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow …

Lighter variations of pigmentation in humans are associated with diminished number, size,
and density of melanosomes, the pigmented organelles of melanocytes. Here we show that …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a powerful model organism for the study of vertebrate biology,
being well suited to both developmental and genetic analysis. Large-scale genetic screens …

Forward genetic screens in model organisms are vital for identifying novel genes essential
for developmental or disease processes. One drawback of these screens is the labor …

Population‐genetic studies have been remarkably productive and successful in the last
decade following the invention of PCR technology and the introduction of mitochondrial and …

Genome sequencing has yielded a plethora of new genes the function of which can be
unravelled through comparative genomic approaches. Increasingly, developmental …