A comparison of SNP and STR loci for delineating population structure and performing individual genetic assignment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Technological advances have lead to the rapid increase in availability of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a range of organisms, and there is a general optimism that SNPs will become the marker of choice for a range of evolu...

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Main Authors: Høyheim Bjørn, Als Thomas D, Lien Sigbjørn, Hansen Michael M, Glover Kevin A, Skaala Øystein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/2