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| Title |
High-utility conserved avian microsatellite markers enable parentage and population studies across a wide range of species
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| Published in |
BMC Genomics, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-14-176 |
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| Authors |
Deborah A Dawson, Alexander D Ball, Lewis G Spurgin, David Martín-Gálvez, Ian R K Stewart, Gavin J Horsburgh, Jonathan Potter, Mercedes Molina-Morales, Anthony W J Bicknell, Stephanie A J Preston, Robert Ekblom, Jon Slate, Terry Burke |
| Abstract |
Microsatellites are widely used for many genetic studies. In contrast to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and genotyping-by-sequencing methods, they are readily typed in samples of low DNA quality/concentration (e.g. museum/non-invasive samples), and enable the quick, cheap identification of species, hybrids, clones and ploidy. Microsatellites also have the highest cross-species utility of all types of markers used for genotyping, but, despite this, when isolated from a single species, only a relatively small proportion will be of utility. Marker development of any type requires skill and time. The availability of sufficient "off-the-shelf" markers that are suitable for genotyping a wide range of species would not only save resources but also uniquely enable new comparisons of diversity among taxa at the same set of loci. No other marker types are capable of enabling this. We therefore developed a set of avian microsatellite markers with enhanced cross-species utility. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 111 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 23% |
| Researcher | 23 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 13 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 75 | 63% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 5% |
| Philosophy | 1 | <1% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 18 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 March 2013.
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#6,103
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#97
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