Polymorphic microsatellite loci were identified in order to determine paternity in a captive population of the zebra finch,Taeniopygia guttata. Primer sets from 93 published passerine microsatellite sequences were tested for cross‐species amplification. Thirteen loci were found to be polymorphic, of which, eight displayed null alleles and one locus (Ase50) was found to be Z‐chromosome linked.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Dawson et al. (2005) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: