Journal article

Truly hypervariable DNA fingerprints due to exceptionally high mutation rates


Authors listLubjuhn, T; Sramkova, A; Masello, JF; Quillfeldt, P; Epplen, JT

Publication year2002

Pages517-519

JournalELECTROPHORESIS

Volume number23

Issue number4

ISSN0173-0835

PublisherWiley-VCH Verlag


Abstract
The power of DNA fingerprinting is due to comparatively high mutation rates of mini-satellite and microsatellite DNA sequences. Studying the mating system of a parrot species (Burrowing Parrots, Cyanoliseus patagonus) using oligonucleotide probes, we observed mutation rates that are several orders of magnitude higher than those described anywhere in the literature. Most plausibly, the respective values are based on 3-4 loci with mutation rates of up to 100%.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleLubjuhn, T., Sramkova, A., Masello, J., Quillfeldt, P. and Epplen, J. (2002) Truly hypervariable DNA fingerprints due to exceptionally high mutation rates, ELECTROPHORESIS, 23(4), pp. 517-519. https://doi.org/10.1002/1522-2683(200202)23:4<517::AID-ELPS517>3.0.CO;2-3

APA Citation styleLubjuhn, T., Sramkova, A., Masello, J., Quillfeldt, P., & Epplen, J. (2002). Truly hypervariable DNA fingerprints due to exceptionally high mutation rates. ELECTROPHORESIS. 23(4), 517-519. https://doi.org/10.1002/1522-2683(200202)23:4<517::AID-ELPS517>3.0.CO;2-3

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