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Microsatellite Evolution at Two Hypervariable Loci Revealed by Extensive Avian Pedigrees

Date

Authors

Beck, Nadeena

Double, Michael

Cockburn, Andrew

Publisher

Society for Molecular Biology Evolution

Abstract

Genealogies generated through a long-term study of superb fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) were used to investigate mutation within two hypervariable microsatellite loci. Of 3,230 meioses examined at the tetranucleotide locus (Mcyμ8), 45 mutations were iden

Keywords

Keywords: dinucleotide; microsatellite DNA; allele; article; controlled study; fowl; gene deletion; gene locus; gene mutation; genetic variability; genotype; meiosis; microsatellite instability; molecular evolution; nonhuman; nucleotide sequence; pedigree; Alleles; Malurus cyaneus; Microsatellites; Mutation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72045

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1093/molbev/msg005