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Analyzing Microsatellites Using the QIAxcel System

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Microsatellites are ubiquitous throughout eukaryotic genomes and are useful in analyzing populations and genetic diversity. The QIAxcel system, an automated capillary electrophoresis device, allows the user to determine the size of microsatellite fragments, to discern allelic polymorphisms among individuals, and to differentiate homozygous and heterozygous individuals. This system provides comparable base pair resolution to more expensive systems at a relatively affordable cost.

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  1. Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

    Deborah A. Dean, Phillip A. Wadl, Denita Hadziabdic & Robert N. Trigiano

  2. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas, Texas A&M University, Dallas, TX, USA

    Xinwang Wang

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    Stella K. Kantartzi

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Dean, D.A., Wadl, P.A., Hadziabdic, D., Wang, X., Trigiano, R.N. (2013). Analyzing Microsatellites Using the QIAxcel System. In: Kantartzi, S. (eds) Microsatellites. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1006. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-389-3_16

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