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Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 18 Problem 1P

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Microsatellites:

Microsatellites in genetic analysis are loci for population in several reasons. They are present throughout the genome.

The figure below shows the detected variation in microsatellites:

In the three individuals tested above, we see that the individual 3 is heterozygous for three microsatellites. The three microsatellites are 1, 3, and 4. If we observe the individuals 1 and 2, the individual 1 has no heterozygous loci at all.

Similarly, the individual 2 is heterozygous for two microsatellites, while the individual 3 is heterozygous for 3 microsatellites.

Hence, the individual with the most heterozygous loci is individual 3 and the individual with the fewest number of heterozygous loci is individual 1.

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