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In eukaryotes, tandem arrays of simple-sequence repeat sequences can find applications as highly variable and multi-allelic PCR-based genetic markers. In hexaploid bread wheat, a large-genome inbreeding species with low levels of RFLP, di- and trinucleotide tandem repeats were found in 22 published gene sequences, two of which were converted to PCR-based markers. These were shown to be genome-specific and displayed high levels of variation. These characteristics make them especially suitable for intervarietal breeding applications.
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Devos, K.M., Bryan, G.J., Collins, A.J. et al. Application of two microsatellite sequences in wheat storage proteins as molecular markers. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 90, 247–252 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00222209
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00222209