Journal
MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 3, Issue 6, Pages 555-560Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-001-0057-7
Keywords
rainbow trout; microsatellite; Omy3DIAS; repeat sequence; null allele
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The use of microsatellites for studies of population structure, as markers in genome mapping, and for parentage control has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the presence of null alleles can lead to confounding results when using microsatellites. In the Omy3DIAS microsatellite, the presence of a null allele was discovered by analysis of family material. The null allele was sequenced after amplification with new primers located farther away from the repeat sequence. The null allele was shown to be caused by a deletion of a 4-bp sequence, which was part of a repetitive sequence within one of the primer recognition sites. As this phenomenon has been seen in other cases of null alleles, this observation leads to the recommendation to avoid repetitive sequences of any kind within primer sequences. Allele-specific amplification of the null allele revealed the presence of a single variant of this allele.
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