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Exploring the effect of microsatellite size homoplasy on reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships of picote splitfin Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis
Author(s) -
Boto L.,
DomínguezDomínguez O.,
Doadrio I.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02877.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , phylogenetic tree , evolutionary biology , population , population size , fixation index , effective population size , fixation (population genetics) , genetics , genetic variation , demography , gene , allele , sociology
This study explores the effects of microsatellite size homoplasies on the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships and estimates of population parameters as the fixation index ( F ST ) using as a case study a truncated microsatellite from the picote splitfin Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis . The results suggest that the use of imperfect microsatellites may have only a minor effect in phylogenetic and population studies.