During recent decades, microsatellites have become the most popular source of genetic
markers. More recently, the availability of enormous sequence data for a large number of …

Genomics and bioinformatics have great potential to help address numerous topics in
ecology and evolution. Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) can bridge genomics and …

We present a draft genome sequence of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. This
monotreme exhibits a fascinating combination of reptilian and mammalian characters. For …

Background Sesame is an important oil crop, but limited transcriptomic and genomic data
are currently available. This information is essential to clarify the fatty acid and lignan …

SciRoKo is a user-friendly software tool for the identification of microsatellites in genomic
sequences. The combination of an extremely fast search algorithm with a built-in summary …

Abstract Background Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh], one of the most important
food legumes of semi-arid tropical and subtropical regions, has limited genomic resources …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is an important food legume crop but lags in the availability of
genomic resources. In this study, we have generated about 2 million high-quality sequences …

Abstract Background The eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genome is relatively
unexplored, especially compared to those of the other major Solanaceae crops tomato and …

Microsatellites or SSRs (simple sequence repeats) are ubiquitous short tandem duplications
occurring in eukaryotic organisms. These sequences are among the best marker …

Background During the last decade, numerous microsatellite markers were developed for
genotyping and to identify closely related plant genotypes. In citrus, previously developed …