Decreased rate of evolution in Y chromosome STR loci of increased size of the repeat unit.

<h4>Background</h4>Polymorphic Y chromosome short tandem repeats (STRs) have been widely used in population genetic and evolutionary studies. Compared to di-, tri-, and tetranucleotide repeats, STRs with longer repeat units occur more rarely and are far less commonly used.<h4>Princ...

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Main Authors: Mari Järve, Lev A Zhivotovsky, Siiri Rootsi, Hela Help, Evgeny I Rogaev, Elza K Khusnutdinova, Toomas Kivisild, Juan J Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19789645/?tool=EBI