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codominant

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co·dom·i·nant (k-dm-nnt)
adj.
Of or relating to an equal degree of dominance of two genes, both being expressed in the phenotype of the individual.


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Microsatellite loci are commonly used to explore the genetics of closely related species and would be of great value in the study of mussels because of their rapid evolution, codominant Mendelian inheritance, high polymorphism, and presumed neutrality.
However, observed heterozygosity and population differentiation cannot be detected directly with dominant makers (Zhivotovsky, 1999), which prompted a search for codominant microsatellite markers.
 
 
 
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