A Simple Method for Automated Allele Binning in Microsatellite Markers

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Figure 3.
Figure 3.

Frequency histogram of illustrative marker which has nonstandard repeat lengths between adjacent alleles. In this dinucleotide marker, the expected difference between alleles is 2 bp, yet the average spacing is 1.90 bp. The automated binning procedure accurately assigns all bins only when allowing for this discrepancy of repeat length, referred to as allelic drift.

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  1. Genome Res. 7: 1104-1109

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