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DNA fingerprinting in clonal organisms
Author(s) -
BROOKFIELD J. F. Y.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-294x.1992.tb00151.x
Subject(s) - biology , minisatellite , dna profiling , asexual reproduction , genetics , sexual reproduction , clone (java method) , evolutionary biology , mutation rate , dna , microsatellite , gene , allele
The use of DNA fingerprinting to identify members of the same clone in completely or partially asexual organisms requires that the individuals within a clone share a recent common ancestor. By considering the expected distributions of band–sharing values in asexual and sexual organisms, it is shown that DNA fingerprinting may be effective in distinguishing members of the same clone, provided that the frequency of sexual reproduction is considerably greater than the minisatellite mutation rate.