title: [Microsatellite marker development and applications in wheat genetics and breeding].
abstract: Microsatellites are simple, tandemly repeated one to six nucleotide sequence motifs. They are very useful as genetic markers because they are co-dominant, detect high levels of allelic diversity, and are easily assayed by the polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ). In wheat, SSR markers have been applied to genetic mapping,detection of genetic diversity, identification of varieties and genotypes,gene tagging, QTL analysis, and marker-assisted selection.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Crop Germplasm and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, CAAS, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Dong
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Ji-Zeng
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Jia