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Review
. 1997 Aug;28(4):274-90.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1997.00153.x.

Extensive genomic conservation of cattle microsatellite heterozygosity in sheep

M J de Gortari  1 , B A Freking, S M Kappes, K A Leymaster, A M Crawford, R T Stone, C W Beattie
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Extensive genomic conservation of cattle microsatellite heterozygosity in sheep

M J de Gortari et al. Anim Genet. 1997 Aug.

Abstract

We report the evaluation of 1036 bovine microsatellite primer pairs for their suitability as linkage markers in sheep. Approximately 58% (605/1036) of bovine primer pairs amplified a locus in sheep. Sixty-seven per cent (409/605) of amplified loci were detected as polymorphic. Marker heterozygosity, allele number and range of allele sizes were significantly lower in sheep than cattle sampled in this study. However, median fragment size was similar. These data suggest that high-resolution comparative linkage maps between closely related species can be constructed relatively efficiently.

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