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Microsatellites, also known as short tandem repeats (STRs) or simple sequence repeats (SSRs), are tandemly repeated segments of DNA 1-6 base pairs in length. They are highly polymorphic due to variations in the number of repeats between individuals. Microsatellites can be used as genetic markers and analyzed via PCR and electrophoresis to study genetic diversity, population structure, and linkage mapping. They have various applications in fisheries genetics including parentage identification, conservation e

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Aalaa Hussein Hamid

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