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Use of microsatellite markers in conservation biology studies

Abstract

The levels of genetic population variability can be determined by molecular markers, as RAPD and AFLP in fingerprinting studies, or microsatellites, that are used in studies of population genetic structure, answering ecological questions that are essential for the adoption of conservation measures. Nowadays coding region microsatellites were discovered (SSR-EST), and they have the advantage of transferability between related species in contrast to the microsatellites of anonymous regions. This review aims the spreading of this new modality of microsatellites, SSR-ESTs, which are being more and more used as an efficient molecular tool for population studies with approach on conservation.

Key-words:
SSR; molecular markers; population genetics

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