• The increasing availability of DNA amplification by PCR at the beginning of the 1990s triggered a large number of studies using the amplification of microsatellites as genetic markers for forensic medicine, for paternity testing, and for positional cloning to find the gene underlying a trait or disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Alice: Transcriptome analysis of Euterpe edulis and identification of microsatellite markers. (embrapa.br)
  • This field of genetics emerged from the availability of several studies with classical molecular markers, such as isozymes, RAPD, AFLP, and microsatellites. (intechopen.com)
  • To assess if the behavioral difference between the family and kenneled dogs could be due to genetic divergence of these two populations and/or to lower genetic diversity of the kenneled dogs, we analyzed their genetic structure using 11 microsatellite markers. (frontiersin.org)
  • Population genetic analysis, using a panel of microsatellite markers, revealed that there was little genetic differentiation among the parasite populations with no significant difference in the overall genetic diversity between government and pastoral herds. (biomedcentral.com)
  • microsatellite markers, NIFOR, reciprocal recurrent selection. (academicjournals.org)
  • Allelic diversity of 22 Sampoerna Agro's oil palm Pisifera based on Microsatellite markers. (academicjournals.org)
  • populations detected by microsatellite markers: implication for conservation. (academicjournals.org)
  • field gene bank accessions using microsatellite markers. (academicjournals.org)
  • Ten novel microsatellite markers were developed for the western sand lance, Ammodytes japonicus, which has decreased significantly in many fishing grounds because of overexploitation and deterioration of its habitat. (researchgate.net)
  • Genetic resources of macroalgae: Development of an efficient method using microsatellite markers in non-model organisms. (sb-roscoff.fr)
  • As a consequence, in species inheriting large blocks that rarely recombine, even small numbers of microsatellite markers will often be more informative about inbreeding and fitness than large pedigrees. (nature.com)
  • Population Structure in Naegleria fowleri as Revealed by Microsatellite Markers. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, the mutation rate at microsatellite loci is expected to differ from other mutation rates, such as base substitution rates. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mutation rate at microsatellite loci depends on the repeat motif sequence, the number of repeated motif units and the purity of the canonical repeated sequence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since population genetics and species-specific molecular tools remain unknown for all members of the Curimatidae family, this study developed a set of microsatellite loci and studied the population genetics of C. mivartii in the lower section of the Colombian Magdalena-Cauca basin. (peerj.com)
  • Cambronero_etal_microsatellite_genotyping: microsatellite genotyping results for the genotypes used in the study obtained from 13 microsatellite loci arranged in two multiplexes. (datadryad.org)
  • The microsatellite loci were first published in Jansen et al, 2010 Molecular Ecology Resources as part of a panel of 84 microsatellites. (datadryad.org)
  • We characterized eight microsatellite loci for K. pygmaea , which gave a maximum of four alleles per individual. (ufz.de)
  • Twenty-four polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for Liza affinis using a (GT)13-enriched genomic library. (geneticsmr.com)
  • The Philippines is set to launch its first satellites by the years 2016 and 2017. (goodnewspilipinas.com)
  • Fast-forward another four years, and Cantrell predicts we'll see as many as 500 microsatellites making the trip into orbit, comprising three out of every four satellites launched in 2020. (foxbusiness.com)
  • Vector Space Systems is the outlier here, offering space launch for as little as $1.5 million and promising to begin operations as early as 2018, while Virgin Galactic is offering the most robust capability -- $10 million to put a 440-pound microsatellite into a 300-mile-high sun-synchronous orbit. (foxbusiness.com)
  • It was announced on May 16, 2016 , that Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be the next Canadian to fly to space in 2018. (gc.ca)
  • The combination of chromosome counts and microsatellite analyses is an ideal method for the determination of basic chromosome numbers and for inferring ploidy, and flow cytometry is a suitable tool for the identification of deviating cytotypes. (ufz.de)
  • citation needed] Unlike point mutations, which affect only a single nucleotide, microsatellite mutations lead to the gain or loss of an entire repeat unit, and sometimes two or more repeats simultaneously. (wikipedia.org)
  • CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: Interferon-γ (IFNG) microsatellite repeat and single nucleotide pol. (blogspot.com)
  • Interferon-γ (IFNG) microsatellite repeat and single nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes of IFN-α receptor (IFNAR1) associated with enhanced malaria susceptibility in Indian populations. (blogspot.com)
  • Microsatellite-based high density linkage map in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. (academicjournals.org)
  • SNP genotypes were obtained from HapMap and microsatellite genotypes from CEPH. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • A total of 21 SNPs, 2 ins/del polymorphisms and a microsatellite repeat, selected on the basis of their reported association with infectious diseases including malaria in world populations, were analysed for association with Plasmodium falciparum malaria susceptibility in a case-control study with adult patients and ethnically-matched controls drawn from a disease meso- to hyperendemic and a nonendemic region of India. (blogspot.com)
  • GlaxoSmithKline (LSE/NYSE: GSK) plc today announced the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorisation for JEMPERLI (dostarlimab), a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)-blocking antibody, for use in women with mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer who have progressed on or following prior treatment with a platinum containing regimen. (gsk.com)
  • Microsatellites are often referred to as short tandem repeats (STRs) by forensic geneticists and in genetic genealogy, or as simple sequence repeats (SSRs) by plant geneticists. (wikipedia.org)
  • Microsatellites occur at thousands of locations within an organism's genome. (wikipedia.org)
  • Microsatellites are distributed throughout the genome. (wikipedia.org)
  • The human genome for example contains 50,000-100,000 dinucleotide microsatellites, and lesser numbers of tri-, tetra- and pentanucleotide microsatellites. (wikipedia.org)
  • NASA's eight Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) microsatellites will launch and deploy Dec. 12, 2016, to study the evolution of hurricanes and cyclones in Earth's tropical hurricane belt. (space.com)
  • NASA scientists are gearing up for the Dec. 12 launch of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), a dedicated fleet of storm-watching microsatellites that will track hurricane evolution over Earth's oceans. (space.com)
  • CYGNSS will be an octet of 64-lb. (29-kg) microsatellites, each slightly larger than a carry-on suitcase, set in Earth orbit to monitor developing hurricanes and tropical cyclones. (space.com)
  • The CYGNSS microsatellites pick up signals that are released from GPS satellites after they bounce off of the water. (space.com)
  • Artist's concept of the deployment of the eight Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) microsatellite observatories in space. (universetoday.com)
  • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - An exciting new chapter in hurricane monitoring and forecasting intensity prediction is due to open Monday morning at NASA's Kennedy Space Center when a new constellation of microsatellites dubbed CYGNSS are slated to be deployed from an air-launched Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket. (universetoday.com)
  • The CYGNSS constellation consists of eight microsatellite observatories that will measure surface winds in and near a hurricane's inner core, including regions beneath the eyewall and intense inner rainbands that previously could not be measured from space," according to a NASA factsheet. (universetoday.com)
  • Attached beneath the Stargazer is the Orbital ATK Pegasus XL with NASA's CYGNSS payload on board, being processed for launch on Dec. 12, 2016. (universetoday.com)
  • Technician works on Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket with NASA's CYGNSS payload on board on Dec. 10, 2016 in this rear side view showing the first stage engine. (universetoday.com)
  • CYGNSS is a constellation of 8 microsatellites that launched in 2016 and normally monitors weather and ocean patterns to keep track of hurricanes. (universetoday.com)
  • For example, the sequence TATATATATA is a dinucleotide microsatellite, and GTCGTCGTCGTCGTC is a trinucleotide microsatellite (with A being Adenine, G Guanine, C Cytosine, and T Thymine). (wikipedia.org)
  • They aim to manufacture satellites for cheap and in large numbers, enough to photograph every place on the earth every day, by the end of 2016. (thewaterchannel.tv)
  • 2016-02-19 - CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques explains the historic detection of gravitational waves that was announced last week. (gc.ca)
  • MICROSCOPE is a microsatellite, launched in April 2016, to verify the Einstein equivalence principle, related to gravitational versus inertial mass, with an accuracy never reached before. (usu.edu)
  • We wished to investigate the ability of different SNP chipsets to detect association with a disease and to investigate the linkage disequilibrium (LD) relationships between microsatellites and nearby SNPs in order to assess their potential usefulness to detect association. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • Additionally, LD relationships between 10 microsatellites and SNPs within 2Mb of each other were studied. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • Microsatellites had detectable LD with only a small number of nearby SNPs and the pattern of LD was very variable. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • Specialized database with unique search interface added to Zika virus resource page (web resource) NCBI, Mar 31, 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • Meanwhile, DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said the government-owned microsatellite can be used to improve weather detection and forecasts, agricultural growth patterns, and monitor forest cover and the country's territorial borders. (eomag.eu)
  • It was finally time: after another postponement of the deadline, the fire detection satellite BIROS (Bi-spectral Infrared Optical System) took off on 22 June 2016. (dlr.de)
  • We tested whether a combination of chromosome counting, microsatellite analyses and flow cytometric measurements represents a suitable approach for the detection of basic chromosome numbers and ploidy in Kobresia (Cyperaceae). (ufz.de)
  • The vehicle would then fire its four main engines and launch into low-Earth orbit to deploy one or more microsatellites weighing up to a total of 100 pounds (45 kilograms). (defense-update.com)
  • Most eukaryotes have microsatellites, with the notable exception of some yeast species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Each microsatellite can measure the reflections from four spots simultaneously as they orbit through the tropics. (space.com)
  • Space start-ups -- and SpaceX itself -- see a future for small, cheap microsatellites in orbit. (foxbusiness.com)
  • Cantrell's outfit, for example, will begin taking reservations later this year to launch 50- to 100-pound microsatellites into orbit for $1.5 million to $2.5 million apiece. (foxbusiness.com)
  • As recently as 2012, we were sending only a dozen or three microsatellites into orbit annually. (foxbusiness.com)
  • This year, a new record could be set -- perhaps as many as 210 microsatellites sent into orbit, or six times 2012's tally. (foxbusiness.com)
  • Taking a different route to space is Stratolaunch Systems, which plans to fly an airplane really high, drop a rocket with a microsatellite aboard it, and let the rocket boost thesatellite the rest of the way into orbit -- missile style. (foxbusiness.com)
  • After all, were SpaceX to imitate Rocket Lab's business plan, one single Falcon 9 rocket could easily lift the mass of 100 or more 100-pound microsatellites into orbit. (foxbusiness.com)
  • After a year in space , NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko landed safely in Kazakhstan on March 1, 2016 . (gc.ca)
  • We hypothesized that gastric cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection (EBV+) or microsatellite instability (MSI), both of which are known to harbor such tumor microenvironment, are associated with increased PD-L1 expression. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Forty-four resected gastric cancers including 7 EBV+, 16 MSI, and 21 microsatellite stable cancers without EBV (EBV-/MSS) were studied for PD-L1 expression and T-cell subpopulations by immunohistochemistry. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Over 90% of all colorectal cancers in HNPCC patients demonstrate a high microsatellite instability (MSI-H), which means at least two or more genes have been mutated in HNPCC families or atypical HNPCC families. (medscape.com)
  • In a previous microsatellite isolated from patients with Candida bloodstream study from a US surveillance study by Grossman et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Here are some notable events of 2016 , including some proud moments for the Canadian Space Agency ( CSA ). (gc.ca)
  • Microsatellite typing revealed that 4 clonal Y132F er fluconazole-resistant isolates and persisted within hospitals isolates (M1-4) were persistently recovered in 2 hospitals for several years, as revealed by microsatellite typing. (cdc.gov)
  • Scientists use 12 microsatellites to watch as one captive female swellshark produces five pups without fertilization from a male. (the-scientist.com)
  • Microsatellites are also used in population genetics to measure levels of relatedness between subspecies, groups and individuals. (wikipedia.org)
  • We asked experts in cancer precision medicine, immunotherapy, and prevention what breakthroughs we might expect to see in 2016 that would steer the field toward achieving the goals of the vice president. (aacr.org)
  • Integrative Analyses of Colorectal Cancer Show Immunoscore Is a Stronger Predictor of Patient Survival Than Microsatellite Instability. (nih.gov)
  • Microsatellites and their longer cousins, the minisatellites, together are classified as VNTR (variable number of tandem repeats) DNA. (wikipedia.org)
  • Depending on test results, the program would conduct up to 11 further demonstration launches through summer 2016. (defense-update.com)
  • MANILA, Philippines - Diwata-1, the Philippines' first microsatellite, will be brought to the International Space Station (ISS) at 11 p.m. of March 22, Eastern Standard Time (11 a.m., March 23, Philippine Standard Time). (asmmag.com)
  • DARPA plans to conduct the first Air Launched Assist Space Access (ALASA) flight demonstration test in late 2015 and the first orbital launch test in the first half of 2016. (defense-update.com)
  • Microsatellites may be the next big thing to hit space tech. (foxbusiness.com)
  • 2016 in review - 15 highlights for space, science and the CSA ! (gc.ca)
  • On 22 June 2016, the microsatellite BIROS took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on board a PSLV launcher (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). (dlr.de)
  • Analysis using microsatellite-10 (MS10) demonstrated that multiple strains of N. caninum were present. (edu.au)
  • When the microsatellites are deployed Dec. 12, their launch vehicle, the Pegasus, will be dropped from an L-1011 aircraft at 40,000 feet , where it will wait 5 seconds before the rocket engines ignite. (space.com)
  • Hypothetical prices on these hypothetical services vary (none are operational as of yet), but most of the start-ups seem to be quoting prices in the $5 million to $10 million range for microsatellite launch services. (foxbusiness.com)
  • April 19, 2016 , marked the 15th anniversary of the launch of Canada's iconic second-generation robotic technology, Canadarm2 . (gc.ca)
  • It only took around 15 minutes for BIROS , the small remote sensing satellite, to report back to us for the first time after the successful launch of the Indian PSLV-C34 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket on 22 June 2016. (dlr.de)
  • They are working out here, as the launch date for the BIROS (Bispectral InfraRed Optical System) microsatellite is drawing near. (dlr.de)
  • Launch is slated for Dec. 12, 2016. (universetoday.com)
  • Prior to this, the microsatellite had separated from the rocket at precisely 507 kilometres. (dlr.de)
  • By 2014, 172 microsatellites were launched, then 175 last year. (foxbusiness.com)
  • In contrast, microsatellites weigh no more than half a ton and can be as small as 22 pounds. (foxbusiness.com)
  • We can develop a lot more uses for the microsatellite if we keep on improving its capability to expand its applications," he said. (eomag.eu)