Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 47-47.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2010.09.023

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Research Progress in Microsatellite Markers of Animals

ZHANG Fu, GONG Yuan-ling, LUAN Qing-jiang, HE Yun-mei (1.People's Government of Kunhe Town of Baotou City, Baotou 014010, China; 2. Baotou Steel Group Design and Research Institute, Baotou 014010, China; 3. Institute of Animal Husbandry, Inner Mongolia Aeademy of Agrieuhure and Animal Husbandry Seienees, Hohhot 010031, China; 4. Livestoek Improvement Station of Etuoke Banner, Etuoke 016100, China)   

  • Online:2010-09-20 Published:2010-09-20

Abstract: Microsatellites have such advantages as large quantity, wide distribution, rich polymorphisms and co-dominant inheritance. Microsatellite is the second-generation molecular markers following RAPD and RFLP. In recent years, microsatellites have been widely used in all areas of genetic breeding of livestock and poultry as a result of their unique advantages. The paper introduces progress in construction of livestock and poultry genetic linkage map, genetic diversity of population, genetic structure, and auxiliary selection of markers.

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