Development and characterization of genetic mapping resources for the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

A study was conducted to analyze the development and partial characterization of turkey genomic libraries enriched for CCT, TG and GAT simple sequence repeats. The primary library was created using standard techniques. It was then improved for each of the three simple sequence repeats by single-primer polymerase chain reaction. Results indicated that simple sequence repeats are abundant in the genomes of turkeys.