DNA microsatellites are genetic markers that can be useful in addressing questions ... 1995; Primmer et al., 1995), the genetic structure of populations (Bowcock et al., 1994; Taylor et al., 1994; ...

Microsatellite instability is genetic instability in short nucleotide repeats (microsatellites) due to a high mutation rate as a result of abnormal DNA mismatch repair. Rather than correcting ...