Developing microsatellite markers for boll weevil
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| Objective: | Develop microsatellite DNA markers for boll weevils to analyze patterns of gene flow between sites around the Cotton Belt where weevils were collected in 2001 and 2002 |
| Approach: | Isolate genomic DNA from frozen weevil specimens and check it for quality on agarose gels, before shipping it to Ames, IA, where Dr. K.-S. Kim will use this DNA to isolate microsatellite loci. |
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Tom Sappington