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The use of microsatellites in zygosity diagnosis of twins
J Erdmann1, M M Nöthen, M Stratmann
1Institutes of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Germany.
Acta Geneticae Medicae Et Gemellologiae
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Although numerous genetic and anthropological markers are available for determining zygosity of twins, there is still a need for a more practical and informative method in zygosity diagnosis. Dinucleotide repeats or other short repeats (microsatellites) are highly variable between individuals and offer a simple, fast, cheap, and exact approach for zygosity determination. The feasibility of a set of microsatellites to be used for this purpose is demonstrated.