High frequency of microsatellites in <it>S. cerevisiae </it>meiotic recombination hotspots
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microsatellites are highly abundant in eukaryotic genomes but their function and evolution are not yet well understood. Their elevated mutation rate makes them ideal markers of genetic difference, but high levels of unexplained heter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/49 |