Microsatellites, or simple sequence repeats (SSRs), are one of the most informative and
multi-purpose genetic markers exploited in plant functional genomics. However, the …

In recent years, a variety of molecular markers, based on microsatellites or simple sequence
repeats (SSRs) have become the markers of choice, thus necessitating their development …

Hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell) is one of the world's most important
crop plants and displays a very low level of intraspecific polymorphism. We report the …

The utility of 131 simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci to characterize and identify maize
inbred lines, validate pedigree, and show associations among inbred lines was evaluated …

Genetic engineering and biotechnology hold great potential for plant breeding as it promises
to expedite the time taken to produce crop varieties with desirable characters. With the use …

Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade,
newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow …

The development and use of molecular markers for the detection and exploitation of DNA
polymorphism is one of the most significant developments in the field of molecular genetics …

Over the last few decades, the use of molecular markers has played an increasing role in
rice breeding and genetics. Of the different types of molecular markers, microsatellites have …

In recent years, considerable emphasis has been placed on the development of molecular
markers to be used for a variety of objectives. This review attempts to give an account of …

Microsatellites are simple, tandemly repeated di-to tetra-nucleotide sequence motifs flanked
by unique sequences. They are valuable as genetic markers because they are co-dominant …